idiom · neutral
hit the nail on the head
UK/hɪt ðə neɪl ɒn ðə hɛd/US/hɪt ðə neɪl ɑn ðə hɛd/HIT·the·NAIL·on·the·HEAD
to say or do exactly the right thing; to be precisely correct
Examples
“You hit the nail on the head when you said the issue was a lack of communication.”
“Her comment hit the nail on the head and summed up the committee's concerns.”
“When he mentioned time management, he hit the nail on the head.”
Band 8 sentence
“When she suggested reallocating funds to marketing, she really hit the nail on the head — that's exactly what the project needed.”
Collocations
- hit the nail on the head about
- exactly hit the nail on the head
Word family
Common mistakes
hit the nail in the head→hit the nail on the head
you hit the nail the head→you hit the nail on the head
Say it for a higher band
5be right→6make a good point→7+hit the nail on the head
Synonyms
be spot on
Easily confused
make a good point
“You make a good point about the budget.”
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