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Hit the nail on the head

MEANING IN ENGLISH

to describe exactly what is causing a situation or state the precise truth; To state or identify the exact truth about a matter.

In context

01

When she diagnosed our software bottleneck, she hit the nail on the head.

02

Your analysis of our customer retention problem hit the nail on the head.

Synonyms

Spot on,strike home,accurately identify

Antonyms

Miss the mark,bark up the wrong tree,be wide of the mark

Collocations

Exactly hit the nail on the head,certainly hit the nail,hit the nail on the head precisely

Sources

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