Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options that correctly defines the meaning to the given idiom / phrase.

Hit the nail on the head

  1. To make tidy

  2. To do the right thing

  3. Meet by chance

  4. Do wrong things
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Hit the nail on the head' means to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem, or to be exactly right about something. Option B captures the essence of doing the right thing correctly. The idiom comes from carpentry - hitting a nail precisely on its head drives it in straight.

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