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UKpress / hammer sth home
/pɹˈɛs hˈamə ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ hˈəʊm/
/pɹˈɛs hˈæmɚ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ hˈoʊm/to press / hammer sth home
[PHRASE]1
to forcefully make a point in an argument or discussion to ensure that there are no misunderstandings
Examples
1. I pressed the issue home to them.
2. But there was a lot of discoveries of early fossil remains around that time that pressed it home.
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