hit it on the nose

idiom

informal
: to be very accurate about something
You hit it on the nose when you said she has a controlling personality.

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“Hit it on the nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20it%20on%20the%20nose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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