Definition of hit the nail on the head
hit the nail on the head
- to identify the core answer.
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- nail: coffin nail – nail – (show 1 more)
- hit: hit – hit a lick – (show 34 more)
- head: acid head – bald-headed yogurt slinger – (show 89 more)
- on: accidentally on purpose – a slap on the wrist – (show 277 more)
- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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