home in on
phrasal verbhome in on something
(also less frequent hone in on something)
- to aim at something and move straight towards it
- The missile homed in on the target.
- a shark homing in on its victim
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- to direct your thoughts or attention towards something
- I began to feel I was really homing in on the answer.
- The investigation homed in on the town of Carlton.