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Dar en el clavo

To hit the nail on the head

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Said when someone identifies or says exactly the right thing. The Spanish equivalent of the English idiom.

See It in Context

—Creo que el problema es la comunicación. —Has dado en el clavo.

—I think the problem is communication. —You've hit the nail on the head.

Con ese comentario dio en el clavo.

With that comment, she hit the nail on the head.

—¿Es eso lo que querías decir? —Exacto, diste en el clavo.

—Is that what you meant? —Exactly, you hit the nail on the head.

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