hit the nail on the head

意味

to describe exactly what is causing a problem

問題の原因を正確に言い当てる.

例文

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?

文法

hit は過去形・過去分詞も同じ形：hit、hit。二つの冠詞は省かない：the nail、the head。