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
“You’ve hit the nail on the head there,” says Mary-Frances O’Connor, grief researcher and author of the book “The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn From Love and Loss.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
Mark Joseph Stern: I think you’ve hit the nail on the head.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2024
His response hit the nail on the head.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024
Even more terrifying was the bodyguard’s possible answer: You hit the nail on the head there, laddie.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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