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1 drive a nail home
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adj. mijn huis; mijn familie--------adv. thuis; naar huis--------n. huis--------v. naar huis gaan/vliegen/teruggaanhome1[ hoom] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 thuis5 bakermat ⇒ zetel, haard♦voorbeelden:at home 9 to 11 • spreekuur van 9 tot 11〈 figuurlijk〉 at home in/on/with • thuis/goed inmake yourself at home • doe alsof je thuis bent(away) from home • van huisit's a home (away) from home • het is er zo goed als thuis/een tweede thuis〈 spreekwoord〉 home is where the heart is • eigen haard is goud waard; zoals het klokje thuis tikt, tikt het nergens thuis, in mijn 〈enz.〉geboortedorp/stad/streek/land thuis, in mijn 〈enz.〉geboortedorp/stad/streek/land→ Englishman Englishman/————————home23 lokaal5 raak♦voorbeelden:home brew • zelf gebrouwen bierhome computer • huiscomputerhome cooking • Hollandse pot, eenvoudige kosthome goal • thuisdoelpunthome movie • zelf opgenomen filmhome office • hoofdkantoorhome port • thuishavenhome remedy • huismiddel(tje)Home Guard • (lid van de) burgerwachtHome Rule • zelfbestuur————————home3〈 werkwoord〉1 naar huis gaan/vliegen/teruggaan♦voorbeelden:————————home4〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:3 at last it's come home to me how much I owe my parents • ineens drong het tot mij door hoeveel ik mijn ouders verschuldigd benhit/strike home • doel treffen
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drive a nail home — v. certify, confirm serve as evidence, serve as proof … English contemporary dictionary
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home — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, Lithuanian šeima family, servants, Sanskrit kṣema habitable, kṣeti he dwells, Greek ktizein to inhabit Date: before 12th century 1. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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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
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To come home — Home Home, adv. 1. To one s home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. [1913 Webster] 2. Close; closely. [1913 Webster] How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. South. [1913 Webster] They come home to men s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English