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what does "it came home to me ..." mean? Give me some examples, please
what does "it came home to me ..." mean? Give me some examples, please
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Let's stay your pet ran away, but came back. You would say this.
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you suddenly remembered or realized something.
"I was struggling on my math test when the equation came home to me"
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For example, your dog ran away on its own. Then came back to you on its own.
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@toddot855 oh, I meant something different. Here is the context: "It wasn't untill I safely arrived at the hotel, that it came home to me how dangerous it is to walk alone at night"
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can you please give me some more examples? Is it common to use this one?
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"It came home to me" can be used as an idiom or a regular phrase.
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Idiom means: An idiom is an expression that takes on a figurative meaning when certain words are combined, which is different from the literal definition of the individual words.
Example:"I was struggling on my math test when the equation came home to me"
Regular phrase means: everyday phrase that you can use given the context.
Example:" My dog ran away. But the next day, it came home to me."
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yes, I understand, I just wanted to hear some more examples of how to use the idiom "it came home to me"
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Idiom Definition :
to become very clear and obvious to (someone or something) in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
Example:"The truth about her marriage came home to her when he left her."
Example: "The importance of the events of the day finally came home to me."
The most common way to use this Idiom is when you remembered or realized something.
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