Idiom
nail the hammer on the head
Meaning
Nonstandard form of hit the nail on the head.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You nailed the hammer on the head with that answer.”
“She explained the problem perfectly and really nailed the hammer on the head.”
“By identifying the exact cause of the market failure, the analyst nailed the hammer on the head, impressing the entire board of directors.”
Examples
simple
“You nailed the hammer on the head with that answer.”
contextual
“She explained the problem perfectly and really nailed the hammer on the head.”
complex
“By identifying the exact cause of the market failure, the analyst nailed the hammer on the head, impressing the entire board of directors.”
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