home in

Signification (Anglais)

1. To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
2. To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.

Étymologie (Anglais)

The phrase originates in military use in the early 20th century, apparently by analogy with the older term homing pigeon. From the 1960s it is also found in the mistaken variant hone in. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone+in

Phrases

About eleven , I walked back to my home in Maybury because nothing seemed to be happening .

Environ onze ans, je suis retourné chez moi à Maybury parce que rien ne semblait se produire.