Hit the Nail on the Head
What it means
Say exactly the right thing, with no part of it even slightly off.
Where it comes from
Other languages reach for tools as well. The Romans had a version about touching the thing with a needle, and German still hits the nail on the head in almost the same words.
The puzzle it came from
Hit the Nail on the Head was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 24, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____ on the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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mission
control
panel
speaker
phone
bed
head
start
over
run
clean
hit
song
bird
nest
newborn
baby
toe
nail
polish
Phrasicle: Hit the Nail on the Head