Definition

Phrasal Verb: 1. To earn as a salary or wage: To receive a specific amount of money as income, typically after deductions like taxes. 2. To make something understandable and clear: To emphasize a point or idea so that its truth, importance, or reality is fully recognized and felt.

Usage Examples

• To earn as a salary or wage:

  • He brings home a decent salary from his engineering job.
  • How much do you bring home each month after all the deductions?

• To make something understandable and clear:

  • The documentary's powerful images brought home the devastating effects of climate change.
  • Her personal story brought home the importance of mental health awareness.

Advanced Usage

• "to bring home the bacon": This is a related idiom meaning to earn a living or to be successful.
  • He works long hours to bring home the bacon for his family.
• "to bring home to someone": To make someone fully realize or understand something, often something unpleasant.
  • The accident brought home to me the dangers of driving while tired.

Variants and Related Words

• Take-home pay (n): The amount of money one receives from their salary after deductions.
  • Her take-home pay is less than her gross salary.

Synonyms

• Earn: To receive money as payment for work.
• Clarify: To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.
• Emphasize: To give special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing.
• Highlight: To draw special attention to.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Drive home: To emphasize a point so that it is fully understood (very similar to the second meaning of "bring home").
  • The manager drove home the new safety regulations during the meeting.

Related Idioms

• Bring home the bacon: To earn a living; to achieve success.
  • She's the one who brings home the bacon in their household.

Verb

1. earn as a salary or wage
   • How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?
2. make understandable and clear
   • This brings home my point