phrasal verb · neutral
bring home
UK/brɪŋ həʊm/US/brɪŋ hoʊm/bring HOME
make someone fully understand something (figurative); or take/bring something/someone to their home (literal)
Examples
“That statistic really brought home the scale of the problem.”
“He brought home a trophy after the tournament.”
“Her speech brought home how urgent the situation had become.”
Band 8 sentence
“The documentary brought home the human cost of climate change in a way statistics never could.”
Collocations
- bring home the point
- bring home a victory/trophy
Word family
Common mistakes
take home the importance→bring home the importance
make him home understand→bring it home to him / make him understand
Say it for a higher band
5show→6make clear→7+bring home
Synonyms
drive home
make clear
Easily confused
drive home
“The coach's remarks drove home the need for better fitness.”
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