What Does It Mean to 'Hit the Nail on the Head'? — VOA Learning English
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On this program we explore the meaning of words and expressions in the English language.
Today we talk about a saying that comes from the world of carpentry.
Two of the most basic tools for building things are a hammer and nail. With them, you can build many wooden structures from a house to a piece of furniture to a picture frame.
For the nail to go into the wood, you must hit the nail on the flat part at the very top. This is called the head. If you miss, you might damage the wood or injure yourself.
So, our expression for today is “to hit the nail on the head.”
We use it several ways.
When you hit the nail on the head, you got something…
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