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{
"form": "hits the nail on the head",
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"singular",
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},
{
"form": "hitting the nail on the head",
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},
{
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"text": "He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.",
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"To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer."
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"(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer."
],
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},
{
"word": "on the nose"
}
],
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"word": "nail the hammer on the head"
},
{
"word": "nail it"
}
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "justa la fusta"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "一針見血"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "draw blood on the first prick",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīzhēnjiànxiě",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "一针见血"
},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "uhodit hřebíček na hlavičku"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "udeřit hřebíček na hlavičku"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "ramme hovedet på sømmet"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "de spijker op de kop slaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "osua naulan kantaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "faire mouche"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "ins Schwarze treffen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "fején találja a szöget"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "hitta naglann á höfuðið"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "eiga kollgátuna"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "hitta í mark"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "koma orðum að kjarna máls"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "tilgreina kjarna máls"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "colpire nel segno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "fare centro"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "rem acū tangō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "acū tangō"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"english": "prick as finger in the eye",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "durti kaip pirštu į akį"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "den Nol op de Kapp treffen"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "laqat il-musmar fuq rasu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "trafić w sedno"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "acertar em cheio"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "hit not the brow but the eye",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popástʹ ne v brovʹ, a v glaz",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "попа́сть не в бровь, а в глаз"
},
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"code": "ru",
"english": "hit the spot",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popástʹ v tóčku",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "попа́сть в то́чку"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "dar en el blanco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "dar en el clavo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "clavarla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "slå huvudet på spiken"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "tam üstüne basmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "popásty v tóčku",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "попа́сти в то́чку"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prytknúty jak vužá výlamy",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "приткну́ти як вужа́ ви́лами"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "u samísinʹke óko vcílyty",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "у самі́сіньке о́ко вці́лити"
}
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "justa la fusta"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "一針見血"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "draw blood on the first prick",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīzhēnjiànxiě",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "一针见血"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "uhodit hřebíček na hlavičku"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "udeřit hřebíček na hlavičku"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "ramme hovedet på sømmet"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "de spijker op de kop slaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "osua naulan kantaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "faire mouche"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "ins Schwarze treffen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "fején találja a szöget"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "hitta naglann á höfuðið"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "eiga kollgátuna"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "hitta í mark"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "koma orðum að kjarna máls"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "tilgreina kjarna máls"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "colpire nel segno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "fare centro"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "rem acū tangō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "acū tangō"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"english": "prick as finger in the eye",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "durti kaip pirštu į akį"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "den Nol op de Kapp treffen"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "laqat il-musmar fuq rasu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "trafić w sedno"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "acertar em cheio"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "hit not the brow but the eye",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popástʹ ne v brovʹ, a v glaz",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "попа́сть не в бровь, а в глаз"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "hit the spot",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popástʹ v tóčku",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "попа́сть в то́чку"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "dar en el blanco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "dar en el clavo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "clavarla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "slå huvudet på spiken"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "tam üstüne basmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "popásty v tóčku",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "попа́сти в то́чку"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prytknúty jak vužá výlamy",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "приткну́ти як вужа́ ви́лами"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "u samísinʹke óko vcílyty",
"sense": "identify something exactly",
"word": "у самі́сіньке о́ко вці́лити"
}
],
"word": "hit the nail on the head"
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