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drive home

Meaning: strongly emphasize or reinforce a point.

Example: The instructor repeated the key point slowly to drive home the importance of following safety procedures. Read more ➺


next door

Meaning: the nearest house.

Example: Our house is next door to hers; that's why we know each other. Read more ➺



home is where the heart is

Meaning: a place you feel connected to emotionally

Example: No matter where I go, it's always so lovely to come back here. Home is where the heart is after all. Read more ➺





household name

Meaning: to be very popular

Example: The character is a household name because people are able to identify with the struggles that he faces. Read more ➺


there’s no place like home

Meaning: to have an affinity for one's home over every other place

Example: The troops finally retreated and the men get to go home to their families now. There is no place like home. Read more ➺


every nook and cranny

Meaning: to look for something everywhere

Example: The lawyers searched every nook and cranny to find more evidence but alas, there was none. Read more ➺


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