What Does “ram something home” mean?
Definition:
If you ram something home, you make something clear or obvious.
Origin
The verb to ram appeared in the English language during the 1300s. It means to strike with violence or to crash.
The phrase is used to put emphasis on the importance of a point in order to make certain people understand it.
An alternative expression is to drive home a point.
Synonyms
– drive home.
– make clear.
– emphasize
– stress.
Example(s)
She needs to ram home the idea.
He tried to ram home the importance of respecting the rules.
He tried to ram her point home with examples, graphs, and images.
This idiom is in the home category.
