B2idiomcommunicationIELTS-friendly
hit the nail on the head
USUK
to describe a situation or problem exactly right
Used to praise a comment or explanation that is exactly right.
In context
You've hit the nail on the head: the real problem is poor communication, not money.
I think this article really hits the nail on the head: young people are stressed because housing is so expensive.
More idioms about communication
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- beat around the bushto avoid saying something directly, usually because it is uncomfortable
- get the wrong end of the stickto understand something in the wrong way
- get to the pointto start talking about the most important part of a subject
- get your point acrossto make other people understand what you are trying to say