hit the nail on the head

Definition

To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

Example Sentences

• "He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat."
• ""Scotte's discovery of Witchcraft dismasketh sundry egregious impostures, and in certaine principall chapters, and speciall passages, hitteth the nayle on the head with a witnesse.""