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A Spanish -> English Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 7.7

dar en el clavo

(v.) = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on
Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers. Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids. Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year. Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.