dar en el clavo

Spanish

Verb

dar en el clavo (first-person singular present doy en el clavo, first-person singular preterite di en el clavo, past participle dado en el clavo)

1. (idiomatic) to hit the nail on the head

   Synonym: dar en la diana

Further reading

• “dar en el clavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10