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Phrase(s): bring something home to someone
1. Lit. to return home with a gift for someone. • I brought a box of candy home to the children. • The candy was brought home to Lily by Ken. 2. Fig. to cause someone to realize something. • My weakness was brought home to me by the heavy work I had been assigned to do. • The hard work really brought my frailty home to me.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs