hit too close to home
The idiom "hit too close to home" describes situations that evoke strong emotions due to their personal relevance or similarity to one's own experiences.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, emotional)To affect someone deeply because it is similar to their own experiences or feelings.
Example
- The movie about losing a loved one hit too close to home for her.
- His comments on financial difficulties hit too close to home for many in the audience.
B2General
(informal, emotional)To evoke a strong emotional response by touching on a sensitive or personal issue.
Example
- The news story about job losses hit too close to home for him, as he had recently been laid off.
- Her story about overcoming illness hit too close to home for many in the crowd.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hit too close to home":
hit homeclose to hometoo close for comfortclose to the bonecut to the quickclose to one's heart