hit the nail on the head

Bedeutung

to describe exactly what is causing a problem

Genau benennen, was ein Problem verursacht.

Beispiele

1. 1You've hit the nail on the head – the real problem is that nobody reads the instructions.
2. 2The teacher's comment really hit the nail on the head – my essays needed more examples.
3. 3When Ben blamed the slow website for our lost customers, he hit the nail on the head.
4. 4I think Priya hit the nail on the head: the flat feels cold because the windows are so old.
5. 5Does his explanation hit the nail on the head, or is there another reason why sales have dropped?

Grammatik

hit hat dieselbe Vergangenheitsform: hit, hit. Beide Artikel bleiben: the nail, the head.