hit the nail on the head
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This rambling complaint serves as an admission that your editorial on Jimmy Lai’s rigged trial and conviction hit the nail on the head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
The daughter of the first woman to die in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 has said the report "hit the nail on the head".
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
“The first song Roger Nichols and I wrote was called ‘It’s hard to say goodbye …’ Sadly, we hit the nail on the head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
His response hit the nail on the head.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024
Then Mrs. Darrell Embree called out, “The Sweet Singer has hit the nail on the head with that one! It is the finest piece of literature written in our lifetime!”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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