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Yes, you've got it!

10/5/2016

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What does the idiom 'you've hit the nail on the head' actually mean? The exact translation in Italian would be: colpire nel segno. We use it to mean, the exact or precise thing.
Some examples of this widely used phrase:
"She hit the nail on the head when she pointed out that problem"
"Yes you've hit the nail on the head with that answer"
"Although we seem to have found a partial solution, no one has actually really hit the nail on the head"

The phrase dates back to the 1400s, it's origins are unknown. 
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Julian K link
10/12/2021 08:41:36 am

Hi nice reading your bloog

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