be accurately right about something
find the exact answer
do or say exactly the right thing
to precisely describe the cause of a problem or situation
Stephen hit the nail on the head when he said that what the company was lacking in was clear vision and focus.
The foreman hit the nail on the head when he said that the machine had malfunctioned because of a faulty spark plug.
“You’ve found the problem, Sid! You hit the nail on the head!”
He is a smart debugger. Every time you take a broken code to him, he will hit the nail on the head and tell you the exact problem.
He hit the nail on the head when he said that most people won’t change their ways and continue to blame the system for all their ills.
When my car didn’t start, my friend took one look and said that its due to a dead battery. Seems like he hit the nail on the head.
There is no origin for this idiom
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