home
adverb
həʊm 
hoʊm where you live
1 to or at the place where you liveCome on, it's time to go home.What time did you get home last night?The trip has been exhausting and I'll be glad to be home.After a month, they went back home to America.It was a lovely day so I walked home.Anna will drive me home after work.Hopefully the doctors will allow her home tomorrow. (North American English) I like to stay home in the evenings.into correct position
2 into the correct positionShe leaned on the door and pushed the bolt home.He drove the ball home (= scored a goal) from 15 metres.The torpedo struck home on the hull of the ship.Idioms
be home and dry
(British English) (North American English be home free) to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficultI could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.bring home the bacon
(informal) to be successful at something; to earn money for your family to live onHis friends had all gone to college or were bringing home the bacon.bring something home to somebody
to make somebody realize how important, difficult or serious something is
The sight of his pale face brought home to me how ill he really was.The television pictures brought home to us the full horror of the attack.come home to somebody
to become completely clear to somebody, often in a way that is painful
It suddenly came home to him that he was never going to see Julie again.something comes home to roost
(also the chickens come home to roost) used to say that if somebody says or does something bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the futurehit/strike home
if a remark, etc. hits/strikes home, it has a strong effect on somebody, in a way that makes them realize what the true facts of a situation are
Her face went pale as his words hit home.