hit the bull's-eye

Idioms  

1. Also,. Be absolutely right, as in Your remark about finances hit the bull's-eye, or Jane hit the mark with her idea for shuffling personnel, or The governor's speech on attracting new businesses hit the nail on the head. The round black center of a target has been called a bull's-eye since the 17th century; mark similarly alludes to a target; and the analogy to driving home a nail by hitting it on its head dates from the 16th century. Also see off the mark.

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Example Sentences

Both men hit the bull’s-eye, but Stutzman’s arrow was better, almost exactly dead-center, nudging him a step closer to the gold-medal match.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2024

All pure intentions, but sometimes you don't hit the bull's-eye, right?

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2022

But it didn’t take the binoculars provided by the onlooking coach to know that she hit the bull’s-eye.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2016

Moreover, she said, since prices are arbitrarily set, and not responsive to market forces, regulators “have to hit the bull’s-eye to ensure all milk produced is sold.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2015

If I throw twenty darts at a target and manage to hit the bull’s-eye eighteen times, the next time I throw twenty darts, I probably won’t do as well.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos