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hit the nail on the head

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  1. hit the nail on the headverb

    To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hit the nail on the head in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hit the nail on the head in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hit the nail on the head in a Sentence

  1. Crystal Lindell:

    When they hit the nail on the head, it goes fantastic for them.

  2. Terrell Davis:

    Hines hit the nail on the head. Super Bowl really is about Super Bowl, super Bowl’s really trying, what they call ‘ quieting the noise. ’ Super Bowl is all the external things, the parties, the media, Super Bowl's family, Super Bowl's friends. You play a lot of roles, Hines is right.


Translations for hit the nail on the head

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  • caput acu tetigisti,Latin

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