bring home the importance of something to someone <Back to Last Page>     <Idiomatic English Glossary - B>

Definition: make someone fully realize something; make understood; grasp the importance of something

Explanation: Used when explaining the importance of a situation to another person

Examples: He was unable to bring home the importance of his being on time for the meeting. - I brought home the importance of our financial situation to our boss.

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