hit it (right) on the nose

hit it (right) on the nose

To be precisely correct in what one guesses, predicts, or identifies. Wow, Tom hit it on the nose when he said that this would be our most successful product to date. A: "Is the answer 2,739?" B: "Holy cow, you hit that right on the nose!" Unfortunately for the rest of us, Susan hit it on the nose when she predicted the company's collapse.

See also: hit, nose, on

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