| 词汇 | home in on something |
| 释义 | Idiom home in on somethinghome in (on something) 1. to aim for and move directly toward something. When he questioned the witness, the lawyer homed in on him like a laser.The missile homed in on the ship. 2. to aim your attention toward something. The report homed in on the faulty wiring that might have caused the fire. home in on (something)To focus or concentrate on something. It took some time for him to home in on the reason he'd called the meeting. home in onMove toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920] |
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