"spijkers met koppen slaan" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to hit nails with heads”; compare English hit the nail on the head. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to hit nails with heads}} “to hit nails with heads”, {{lit|to hit nails with heads}} Literally, “to hit nails with heads”, {{noncog|en|hit the nail on the head}} English hit the nail on the head Head templates: {{head|nl|verb}} spijkers met koppen slaan
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to act decisively Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Related terms: de spijker op de kop slaan
    Sense id: en-spijkers_met_koppen_slaan-nl-verb-xz0zyLG0 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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