释义 |
come home ThesaurusVerb | 1. | come home - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"dawn, fall into place, sink in, get across, penetrate, get through, click |
come home
come home1. To return to one's home after time away from it. I'm always thrilled to come home after a long day at the office. If you don't come home by curfew, you'll lose your driving privileges for a month.2. To become clear or apparent to one. This usage often refers to an unpleasant or troublesome realization. The fact that I had been fired didn't come home to me until I was walking out of the building with a box of my belongings.See also: come, homecome home (to roost) 1. Lit. [for a fowl or other bird] to return to its home, as for a night's rest. The chickens come home to roost in the evening. 2. Fig. [for a problem] to return to cause trouble [for someone]. (See also someone">come home to someone.) As I feared, all my problems came home to roost.See also: come, homecome ˈhome (to somebody) become fully clear or understood: The danger of the situation we were in suddenly came home to me.See also: come, homeEncyclopediaSeehomeAcronymsSeeCHcome home
Synonyms for come homeverb become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotionsSynonyms- dawn
- fall into place
- sink in
- get across
- penetrate
- get through
- click
|