drive home

drive home
(drive home (to))
1) (суметь) доказать, убедить, втолковать, довести до сознания; вбивать в голову (тж. hammer или ram home)

How Tom strode about that stage! How he hammered home the points of his policy! (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 8) — Как энергично Том расхаживал по сцене! С какой уверенностью он доводил до сознания слушателей основные положения своей концепции!

...if Dick had not hammered home the every-minute importance of the next twenty-four hours, he would not have noticed it. (T. Capote, ‘In Cold Blood’, part I) — ...если бы Дику не удалось вбить Перри в голову всю исключительную важность предстоящих суток, то сам Перри не заметил бы этого.

‘You know what the Australian immigration laws are?’ ‘Vaguely. There is something called a White Australia Policy.’ ‘Yes. I don't think most Australians even know its full import, but I've just had it rammed home to me.’ (D. Cusack, ‘The Sun in Exile’, ch. XXXII) — - Вы знаете, что представляют собой австралийские законы об иммиграции? - Очень смутно. Есть какой-то закон, называемый "политика белой Австралии". - Да, есть. я думаю, большинство австралийцев не имеют о нем ни малейшего понятия. Мне самому только что разъяснили, в чем он заключается.

2) доводить до конца, успешно завершать (тж. press home)

I believe Arnold's plan in England should be pressed home... (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopkins’, ch. XXIII) — я полагаю, что план Арнольда в Англии должен быть доведен до конца...

She gazed at me doubtfully, her colour coming and going, lost in a trance of uncertainty. And quickly I pressed home my advantage. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book III, ch. 4) — Джин недоверчиво смотрела на меня, то краснея, то бледнея, совсем растерявшись, не зная, на что решиться. И я поспешил воспользоваться моментом.

He drove his success home. — Он добился полного успеха.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • drive home — The idiomatic expression drive home means reinforce as in The company offered unlimited technical support as a way to drive home the message that customer satisfaction was its highest priority …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • drive home — drive/hammer (something) home to say something very clearly and with a lot of force, often repeating it several times, so that you are sure that people understand it. She used charts and statistics to drive home her message that we need to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • drive home — v. 1) (B) to drive home a point home to smb. 2) (L) he could not drive home to her that we cannot afford a new car 3) (Q) we must drive home to him where the difficulties lie * * * (B) to drive home a point home to smb. (L) he could not drive… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • drive home — verb 1. carry out or perform deliver an attack , deliver a blow The boxer drove home a solid left • Syn: ↑deliver • Hypernyms: ↑give • Hyponyms: ↑land …   Useful english dictionary

  • drive home (to) —  Emphasize.  ► “Martin Direct will drive home its message of purchasing Geico car insurance to public transportation commuters in New York and Chicago.” (Adweek, Aug. 28, 1995, p. 8) …   American business jargon

  • drive home — ► drive (or hammer) home stress forcefully. Main Entry: ↑home …   English terms dictionary

  • drive home — verb a) To push to or into a target. He grunted as he drove each nail home. b) To emphasize (a point) with tangible or powerful demonstration. Karli shook himself, drove home the last nail with a flat stone, straightened up …   Wiktionary

  • drive home — {v. phr.} To argue convincingly; make a strong point. * /The doctor s convincing arguments and explanation of his X ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive home — {v. phr.} To argue convincingly; make a strong point. * /The doctor s convincing arguments and explanation of his X ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive\ home — v. phr. To argue convincingly; make a strong point. The doctor s convincing arguments and explanation of his X ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive home — return to one s house by car; transport someone to their house by car; convince, persuade …   English contemporary dictionary


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