Hit (one) where (one) lives spoken language verb phrase
To describe the action of affecting one in a deep and personal way.
That lyrics really hit me where I live.
Her speech hit me where I live.
As someone who has just broken up, that movie hit me where I live.
We tend to only care about issues hitting us where we live.
To affect someone to an extreme degree
Used to say that someone was badly and deeply hurt or affected by imprisonment or ill-treatment
To be severely affected by something or to undergo financial losses.
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.