hit the nail on the head
To identify something exactlyTo identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
» He hit me on the head.
Er schlug mir gegen den Kopf. — al_ex_an_der
Er hat mir gegen den Kopf geschlagen. — al_ex_an_der
Er hat mich am Kopf getroffen. — al_ex_an_der
Er traf mich am Kopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Er schlug mich auf den Kopf. — mrtaistoi
Er hat mich auf den Kopf geschlagen. — raggione
Он ударил меня по голове. — zmoo
Він ударив мене по голові. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.
den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen, ins Schwarze treffen
попа́сть не в бровь, а в глазpopástʹ ne v brovʹ, a v glaz, попа́сть в то́чкуpopástʹ v tóčku
попа́сти в то́чкуpopásty v tóčku, приткну́ти як вужа́ ви́ламиprytknúty jak vužá výlamy, у самі́сіньке о́ко вці́литиu samísinʹke óko vcílyty
Examples
182 sentencesHe hit me on the head.
Він ударив мене по голові. — deniko
ruОн ударил меня по голове. — zmoo
deEr schlug mir gegen den Kopf. — al_ex_an_der
Tom hit me on the head.
Том ударив мене по голові. — deniko
ruТом ударил меня по голове. — odexed
deTom schlug mir gegen den Kopf. — wolfgangth
Tom was hit on the head.
Том вдарили по голові. — deniko
He hit his head against a rock.
Він ударився головою об скелю. — aandrusiak
Tom said you hit him on the head.
Том сказав, що ти ударив його по голові. — miketheknight
ruТом сказал, что ты ударил его по голове. — marafon
Translations
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Forms
hits the nail on the head, hitting the nail on the head, hit the nail on the head, hit the nail on the head| Base form | hit the nail on the head · to hit the nail on the head |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hits the nail on the head |
| Present participle | hitting the nail on the head |
| Past simple | hit the nail on the head |
| Past participle | hit the nail on the head |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | hit the nail on the head |
| he, she, it | hits the nail on the head |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | hit the nail on the head |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have hit the nail on the head |
| he, she, it | has hit the nail on the head |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will hit the nail on the head |
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle