HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Richard Shelby	I think homeland security is very important, but you hit the nail on the head. Without a database, without the sharing of information between NSA, CIA, FBI, Immigration and so forth, we're not going anywhere.
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Expression: HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

Modern Translation: HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

Language		Translations for "HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏أصابه من ساسه لرأسه. (various references)

Finnish		osua oikeaan (strike home), osua naulan kantaan (hit it). (various references)

French		mettre le doigt dessus. (various references)

Hebrew		לקלוע למטר�" (hit home, hit the target, strike home). (various references)

Hungarian		fején találja a szöget (to nick it). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		図星�'指す (to guess exactly right, to hit the nail on the head). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ずぼし�'さす (to guess exactly right, to hit the nail on the head). (various references)

Pig Latin		ithay ethay ailnay onay ethay eadhay

Romanian		lovi drept la ţintã, da o explicaţie justã. (various references)

Spanish		en el clavo. (various references)

Turkish		yerinde konuşmak (outtalk), tam üstüne basmak, taşı gediğine oturtmak. (various references)
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Alternative Orthography: HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

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Domain	Definition
Literature	Hit the Nail on the Head (To). (See Head .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

Expression using "HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD": To hit the nail on the head. Additional references.
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