hit home

1. 1.

   refer to or be relevant or familiar to

   “I hope this message hits home!”

   Synonymsstrike homestrike a chordstrike a note

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Questions about hit home

What does hit home mean?

hit home means "refer to or be relevant or familiar to".

What is another word for hit home?

Close synonyms include strike home, strike a chord, strike a note. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.