# hit the nail on the head

Pronunciation: say "hit thuh nayl on thuh HED" US /ˌhɪt ðə ˌneɪl ɑn ðə ˈhɛd/, UK /ˌhɪt ðə ˌneɪl ɒn ðə ˈhɛd/

## Idiom

1. To pinpoint something exactly, naming the real point or cause and arriving at precisely the right answer.
   - Simple: To say or guess exactly the right thing about something.
   - _The consultant hit the nail on the head when she traced the delays to poor scheduling._
   - _In one blunt sentence, the review hit the nail on the head about why the film fell flat._

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