But the barrenness of the next morning drove a point home: the Mets' season, long and trying, was over.
Whenever he needed to drive a point home, particularly on subjects he was in the midst of negotiating, he was quick to put pen to paper.
It undoubtedly helped that Chief Justice Roberts had spent years arguing Supreme Court cases himself, no doubt yearning for just one minute more to drive a point home.
Dropping g's is a marker not only of nonstandard dialect (and therefore populism), but increasingly of standard casual speech (even professors are known to drop a g or two to drive a point home).
Catchphrases and verbal cascades Being able to identify phrases, and understanding how they work, allows us to drive a point home, but also to play with sound and rhythm.
Most people would understand that certain interviewees have been chosen to fulfil certain roles, certain fonts have been chosen to draw attention and certain words have been included to drive a point home.
Drive a point home by letting it sink in for several seconds.
As the Chair of the California Senate Education Committee, I often cite statistics to drive a point home, but on a personal level, I have worked to change them entirely.
While there might be a well-timed pause or a passive-aggressive screamer to really drive a point home, the game and the conversation flows freely.
Pelaez's voice, almost poetic in his Cuban-accented English, would rise and fall with great dramatic effect and energy; occasionally, his eyes would lock on a particular student to whom he was seeking to drive a point home.
