hit the nail on the head

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Verb

1. (idiomatic) 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.

Synonyms

• nail the hammer on the head (rare)
• nail it

Translations

• French: faire mouche
• German: den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen, ins Schwarze treffen
• Italian: colpire nel segno
• Portuguese: acertar em cheio
• Russian: попа́сть не в бровь, а в глаз
• Spanish: dar en el blanco, dar en el clavo

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