drive home

dejar claro, hacer comprender, recalcar

Lograr que se entienda bien una idea, insistiendo en ella o aportando pruebas contundentes.

En inglés sencillo: To make people clearly understand a point by stressing it or showing strong evidence.

• The pictures drove home the danger.
• She used a simple example to drive the point home.
• These figures drive home how much the town has changed.

Cómo se usa: drive home something (The photographs drove home the seriousness of the flood.); drive home that… (The test drove home that we needed more training.); drive something home to someone (The accident drove the danger home to us.)

Sinónimos: emphasize, underline, bring home

Expresiones frecuentes: drive something home, drive the point home, drive home a message

volver a casa en coche

Volver a casa conduciendo un vehículo.

En inglés sencillo: To go back to where you live in a vehicle that you control.

• I drive home after work.
• She drove home through heavy rain.
• Can you drive home safely tonight?

Expresiones frecuentes: drive home alone, drive home safely, drive home from work

clavar a fondo, encajar por completo

Empujar o golpear algo hasta que quede completamente colocado en su sitio.

En inglés sencillo: To push or hit something firmly until it is completely in its correct position.

• He drove the nail home.
• Drive the peg home with a wooden mallet.
• The final blow drove the pin home into the metal frame.

Cómo se usa: drive something home (Use a hammer to drive the nail home.)

Sinónimos: hammer in, force into place

Expresiones frecuentes: drive something home, drive a nail home