to become completely clear to sb, often in a way that is painful :
It suddenly came home to him that he was never going to see Julie again.
to become completely clear to sb, often in a way that is painful :
It suddenly came home to him that he was never going to see Julie again.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005