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Idiom Hit the Nail Right on the Head
Example When she said that Kirk had the face of a movie star and the brain of a flea, she hit the nail right on the head.
Meaning to be exactly correct about a description or come to the right conclusion
Origin The ancient Romans had a similar saying in Latin, and the expression first appeared in English in a book printed in 1508. When hammering, if you hit the nail right on the head, and the nail goes straight in, you've done the job. So if you speak the most accurate words or come to the most sensible conclusion, you "hit the nail on the head."

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