Complete Definition of "hit the nail on the head"

English

Verb
to hit the nail on the head

  1. idiom To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

#:He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.

See also
on the dot
on the nose

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+
trans-top|identify something exactly
Chinese: ����|����, ����
Czech: uhodit h�ebí�ek na hlavi�ku
Dutch: de spijker op de kop slaan
trans-mid
Russian: попа��� не в б�ов� а в глаз,попа��� в �о�к�
trans-bottom

ru:hit the nail on the head

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