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hit the nail on the head

to describe something exactly right

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In more detail

(idiom) to say or do exactly the right thing; to identify or address the central issue correctly

Examples

• You hit the nail on the head when you said the real problem is poor communication.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

under the weather, cost an arm and a leg, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, burn the midnight oil, the ball is in your court