hammer home

On Friday, Crowley took a more confrontational stance, using her media appearances to hammer home the idea that her department had gone with too little for too long.

Negative views of the economy were the product of the Democrats’ refusal to hammer home, day in and day out, how well the economy was doing on their watch.

“The filing will hammer home these points, probably reveal and detail supporting evidence that has not yet been made public, and easily distinguish evidence of official acts,” Gershman said.

The Europeans raced into a two-hole lead after three but, when given the opportunity to hammer home their advantage, Denmark's Pedersen crucially missed short putts on the fifth and sixth holes that would have put them almost out of sight.

It remains to be seen if this new stance will be enough for her to cast off the “failed border czar” label, given that Republicans will no doubt continue to hammer home that image all the way to election day.