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Meaning of hit the nail on the head | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Čeština udeřit hřebíček na hlavičku uhodit hřebíček na hlavičku
Deutsch den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen ins Schwarze treffen
Español acertar clavarla en el ángulo dar en el blanco
Suomi osua naulan kantaan
Français faire mouche mettre dans le mille taper dans le mille
Italiano colpire nel segno fare centro
Nederlands de spijker op de kop slaan
Português acertar em cheio
Русский попа́сть в то́чку попа́сть не в бровь, а в глаз
Türkçe tam üstüne basmak taşı gediğine koymak

Examples

“He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.”
“"Scotte's discovery of Witchcraft dismasketh sundry egregious impostures, and in certaine principall chapters, and speciall passages, hitteth the nayle on the head with a witnesse."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

hit the net hit the pavement hit the rack hit the road hit the rock hit the rocks

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