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What is hit the nail on the head?
Expressing oneself too directly, too plainly, insensitively.
I once considered buying a birthday card for my dad that made fun of his age. My dad was in his late 60's. It portrayed a man in a car looking in a rear-view mirror with a panicked expression, and seeing the Grim Reaper. The message printed on the mirror was, "Objects shown in mirror may be closer than they appear." I thought it was hilarious, but I thought it was "hitting the nail too squarely on the head." It's implication was too direct.
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Hit the nail on the head - what is it?
You dam right, , you hit the nail on the head
What does "hit the nail on the head" mean?
(v.) To do something perfectly, to give a textbook answer to a question that shows you grasp the concept at hand.
Why does this car not work?
Because it's a ford!
You've hit the nail on the head.