drive home

Idioms  

1. Make clearly understood, make a point, as in The network news programs drive home the fact that violence is part of urban life. This expression uses the verb drive in the sense of “force by a blow or thrust” (as in driving a nail). Samuel Hieron used it in Works (1607): “That I may ... drive home the nail of this exhortation even to the head.”

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Example Sentences

Surely it would be back by 5:30 p.m., when I needed to drive home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Murphy and Brennan’s purported point in making this third chapter of “Monster” is to drive home how central Gein’s macabre case is to the horror genre.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

He said residents had been targeted in sectarian attacks for several years and called for a multi-agency meeting to address the problems and "drive home the message that these communities deserve investment".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Eight weeks ago, on the first day of USC football’s summer workout program, Trumain Carroll hoped to drive home one particular message.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

On the drive home, Uhmma talks about how Pastor Kim wants her to join the chorus, they need more sopranos.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na