Idiom #19: Hit the nail on the head

Hit the nail on the head

Meaning: to do the right thing exactly; to exactly describe a situation.

Example:

• Mary: I want to go to Japan!
• Shelly: Is it to visit all our friends?
• Mary: Yeah, that's important, but...
• Abby: I bet it's to see some CUTE guys!!!
• Mary: ... *silent* ...
• Shelly: I think you hit the nail on the head Abby.

hammer hitting a nail on the nail's head

some cute Japanese guys

Origin: In English, the top of a nail is called a "head". To say that you hit the nail on the head means that you did something really, really great! Or, in Abby's case, you said the exact truth. :)

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