Press Home (Verb)
Meaning
Make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The manager used examples to press home the importance of meeting deadlines in the project.
- She repeated the warning several times to press home the dangers of driving under the influence.
- The instructor used real-life scenarios to press home key concepts in the training session.
- He used statistics to press home his point about the impact of climate change.
- The principal pressed home the need for students to take responsibility for their own learning.