Idiom:  hit the nail on the head

Crooked photo frame depicting business people with heads in hands, symbolizing the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' but with unintended outcomes when something is not done in the correct direction.

Meaning 

Idiom:  hit the nail on the head

  • to do or say something exactly right or true

Example sentences

— You hit the nail on the head with your proposal at the staff meeting yesterday.

— Your comments about the lack of funding for after-school programs really hit the nail on the head.

— The committee's comments about the threats to the environment hit the nail on the head.

— Lady Gaga's costume for the Met Gala really hit the nail on the head for this year's theme.

— The decorations for the prom hit the nail on the head. Who organized the preparations?

— I couldn't have said it better. You hit the nail on the head.

— Nadia Comaneci's Olympic routine hit the nail on the head and she scored the first perfect 10 at the 1976 games.

— This launch better hit the nail on the head or we'll be out of business before we even start.

— Marlon Brando hit the nail on the head with his performance in “The Godfather.”

— We really hit the nail on the head with this video. We already have a million YouTube views.


Synonyms

  • on the money
  • hit the bull's eye
  • spot on
  • on point
  • on the button
  • on the nose

Antonyms (getting something entirely wrong)

  • (be) off base
  • barking up the wrong tree


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