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hit the nail on the head

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to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem. I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.

See also: head, hit, nail

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Still, we can't deny that you hit the nail on the head sometimes. Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context When poured out, he took it and looked at it with a sharp, complacent air, like,a man who thinks he has done about the right thing, and hit the nail on the head, and proceeded to dispose of it in short and well-advised sips. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context More results

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Still, we can't deny that you hit the nail on the head sometimes.

Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

When poured out, he took it and looked at it with a sharp, complacent air, like,a man who thinks he has done about the right thing, and hit the nail on the head, and proceeded to dispose of it in short and well-advised sips.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context

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