It depends on whether they DID hit the nail on the head or not! If they got it right, spot on, then you say "yes, you did," but if they didn't, you say "no, that wasn't right."
When someone says, "you've hit the nail on the head," they mean that you have accurately identified or addressed a problem or issue. It implies that you have expressed exactly the right idea or solution.
That is an analogy from carpentry. To miss the nail and strike the wood will damage the wood. Hitting the nail off-center may cause the nail to shoot off and fly through the air. When you come up with a perfect solution to a problem it is like hitting the nail squarely.to tell true
When someone says "you hit the nail on the head," they mean that your statement or observation is accurate and precise. It implies that you have made a correct assessment or diagnosis about a situation or issue.
Oh, dude, hitting the nail on the head means you're spot on, like when you finally understand why your friend keeps saying "Netflix and chill" isn't just about watching movies. It's like, bam, you nailed it! So, yeah, that's pretty much the best explanation.
Idioms are expressions that have a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning of the words. Here are 4 examples: "Piece of cake" - something very easy "Hit the nail on the head" - to do or say something exactly right "Cost an arm and a leg" - to be very expensive "Break a leg" - good luck
He quoted or got it exactly right.
You Hit the Nail on the Head was created in 1972.
The meaning of this expression is to say something that perfectly expresses the subject, or provides the most accurate description of a situation. When you are hammering in a nail and you hit is squarely on the head you drive the point of the nail straight home, deep into the wood. If you miss the nail slightly, you may bend the nail, hit your thumb and make a mess of the wood. The expression 'hit the nail on the head' means that you have made the point clearly or described exactly what is causing a situation or problem. The saying, "Hit the nail on the head" is used to mean that you hit your mark, you understood or made the point exactly.
Because... When you hit the head of the nail, the force you exert is concentrated right at the point - forcing it into the wood.
When someone says, "you've hit the nail on the head," they mean that you have accurately identified or addressed a problem or issue. It implies that you have expressed exactly the right idea or solution.
There are two nouns in that sentence: "nail" and "head".
The meaning of this expression is to say something that perfectly expresses the subject, or provides the most accurate description of a situation. When you are hammering in a nail and you hit is squarely on the head you drive the point of the nail straight home, deep into the wood. If you miss the nail slightly, you may bend the nail, hit your thumb and make a mess of the wood. The expression 'hit the nail on the head' means that you have made the point clearly or described exactly what is causing a situation or problem. The saying, "Hit the nail on the head" is used to mean that you hit your mark, you understood or made the point exactly.
No, it's a simile.
its called friction when you hit it with the hammer the two surfaces rub together aka the hammer head and the nail head
It's "to hit the NAIL on the head"It means that the person who you are speaking to agrees 100% EXACTLY what you are saying.
That is an analogy from carpentry. To miss the nail and strike the wood will damage the wood. Hitting the nail off-center may cause the nail to shoot off and fly through the air. When you come up with a perfect solution to a problem it is like hitting the nail squarely.to tell true
You hit it right on the nail.