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English idiom

hit the nail on the head

Register · Neutral CEFR B1
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Example

“You hit the nail on the head when you said the problem was poor communication.”

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Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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