hit the nail on the head

Speech parts

1. hit the nail on the head - Verb

2. hit the nail on the head - Phrase

Meaning

hit the nail on the head (third-person singular simple present hits the nail on the head, present participle hitting the nail on the head, simple past and past participle hit the nail on the head)

(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

nail it nail the hammer on the head

Antonyms

mistake misunderstand misinterpret misapprehend

Examples

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all. Friedrich Nietzsche

You have there hit the nail on the head. François Rabelais

5185. To hit the Nail on the Head. Thomas Fuller (writer)

To hit the nail on the head. Dutch Proverb

“As an avid traveler who’s always on-the-go, it’s a personal mission for me to help travel and hospitality brands hit the nail on the head when it comes to engaging with their customers,” said Katy Keim, CMO of Lithium Technologies. Source: Internet

Bob Dylan’s instant reaction to the recently completed album Paul McCartney brought by his London hotel room for a quick listen in the spring of 1967 may not sound like the most thoughtful analysis ever offered, but it still to hit the nail on the head. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

hit the nail on head

Close letter words and terms

hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the net hit the panic button hit the pavement