The mayor's office is expected to press home its opposition to the budget proposals.
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press home something — press something home or press home something 1) to push something completely into its correct place 2) to repeat or explain something carefully so that you are certain someone understands it completely The mayor s office is expected to press home … English dictionary
press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
press — press1 W2S2 [pres] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(news)¦ 2 get/be given a bad press 3 get/have a good press 4¦(printing)¦ 5¦(machine)¦ 6¦(push)¦ 7 go to press 8¦(crowd)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(NEWS)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
press */*/*/ — I UK [pres] / US noun Word forms press : singular press plural presses 1) the press newspapers and news magazines the national/local/American/sports press the popular/tabloid press in the press: She has been criticized in the press for not… … English dictionary
press home — If you press something home, you insist on a point in a discussion or argument. Her lawyer kept pressing home the fact that she was a single mother … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bring something home to someone — MAKE SOMEONE REALIZE, make someone understand, make someone aware, make something clear to someone; drive home, press home, impress upon someone, draw attention to, focus attention on, underline, highlight, spotlight, emphasize, stress. → home *… … Useful english dictionary
press — 1 /pres/ noun 1 NEWS a) (U) also the press people who write reports for newspapers, radio, or television: the freedom of the press (also + plural verb BrE): In August the press are desperate for news. | press photographers b) (singular,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
home — I [[t]ho͟ʊm[/t]] NOUN, ADJECTIVE, AND ADVERB USES ♦ homes 1) N COUNT: oft poss N, also at N Someone s home is the house or flat where they live. Last night they stayed at home and watched TV... The General divided his time between his shabby… … English dictionary
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