strike home

strike home
    v 1: refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this
         message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home},
         {strike a chord}, {strike a note}]
    

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "strike home":
      affect, come home to, evoke a response, get a reaction,
      get a response, hit, hit a nerve, hit home, hit the mark, impress,
      impress forcibly, make an impression, ring a bell, rock, sink in,
      smite, strike, strike fire, strike hard, tell, traumatize