bring home

The phrase "bring home" is versatile and can mean earning an income, making someone understand something clearly, or achieving a victory.

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Definition

B2Employment

(informal)To earn money as a salary or wage.

Example

She brings home a substantial income every month.
He works hard to bring home enough to support his family.

B2Communication

(informal)To make someone fully realize or understand something.

Example

The documentary brought home the harsh realities of climate change.
Seeing the devastation firsthand really brought it home to me.

B2Achievement

(informal)To win or achieve something and bring it back to one's home or country.

Example

The team brought home the championship trophy.
She brought home a gold medal from the competition.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "bring home":

bring home the bacon drive home come home go home bring to bring in bring back bring with bring over hit home bring round home in bring it bring along come back fetch up bring down haul in bring under