hitta naglann á höfuðið
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hitta (“to hit”) + naglann (“the nail”), accusative form of nagli (“a nail”) with a definite article + á (“on”) + höfuðið (“the head”), the accusative of höfuð (“a head”) with a definite article.
Verb
[edit]hitta naglann á höfuðið (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hitti naglann á höfuðið, supine hitt naglann á höfuðið)
- (idiomatic) to hit the nail on the head
- Þar hittir þú naglann á höfuðið!
- You sure hit the nail on the head with that one!
Synonyms
[edit]- (hit the nail on the head): eiga kollgátuna, hitta í mark, koma orðum að kjarna máls, tilgreina kjarna máls