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hits the nail on the head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
hit-s the -nail on the -head
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the nail on the head

Questions

What does hits the nail on the head mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the nail on the head

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