hit one where one lives

hit one where one lives
hit one where one lives & hit one close to home
Fig. to affect one personally and intimately. •

Her comments really hit me where I live. Her words seemed to apply directly to me.

I listened carefully and didn't think she hit close to home at all.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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