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(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

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hit the nail on the head

Source Word

hit the nail on the head

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

Japanese Meaning

的を射る / 核心を突く / 的確に指摘する / 正確に当てはまる

マリアがデータを分析したとき、売上減少の原因を的確に突き止めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.

hits the nail on the head

（ present singular third-person ）

hitting the nail on the head

（ participle present ）

hit the nail on the head

（ participle past ）

hit the nail on the head

（ past ）