QOTD | English | Idioms and Phrases

Question of The Day30-11-2019

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To hit the nail on the head

Answer

Correct Answer : b ) To describe exactly what is causing a problem

Explanation :

The meaning of the idiom “To hit the nail on the head” is to describe what exactly is causing the problem or to speak precisely exact and correct, which is option b. All the other options can, therefore, be eliminated.

The use of the idiom “To hit the nail on the head” are as follows:

Ram spotted the flaw when everyone else could not identify the flaw. Ram has hit the nail on the head.

After a longtime,the professor was able to solve the issue. He has finally hit the nail on the head.

Hence, (b) is the correct answer.

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