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hit the nail on the head

hit the nail on the head idiom

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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hit the mark
hit the jackpot
hit the high spots
hit the hay
hit the ground running
hit the fan
hit the deck
hit the ceiling
hit the bull's-eye
hit the bricks

hit the panic button
hit the road
hit the rods
hit the roof
hit the sack
hit the spot
hit up for
hit upon
hit-and-miss
hit-and-run

hit the nail on the head

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