"Dar en el blanco" = "Hit the mark"????? ¿Cómo usarlo?

Question

Hola a todos!

Could you please tell me in which case this phrase is used.

I would like to see a few examples.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

It's the same as "hit the bullseye" in English.

Thats how I hear it also - pacofinkler, Aug 29, 2011

Thanks lorenzo! I'll remember that! - PrincessMariam, Aug 30, 2011

Answer 2

Dar en el blanco, -a -> to hit the target; to hit the nail on the head (figurative)

To hit the spot! Spot on!

Thanks SpanishPal! Very helpful! :D - PrincessMariam, Aug 30, 2011

Answer 3

Blanco is used in the military as "target". I don't know if this phrase you have used has a figurative sense or not.

Yes, thanks a lot! Actually I used it as a "target", but then I found out it has much more meanings! Gracias! - PrincessMariam, Aug 30, 2011

Answer 4

The word HIT can be used in many ways.

hit the mark / target That can be literal "blanco" or idiomatic

Example "That whisky really hit the mark" = it felt good.

llegar a

The President hits town tomorrow. / El presidente llega a la ciudad mañana.

afectar

Rural areas were worst hit by the strike. / Las zonas rurales fueron las más afectadas por la huelga.

toparse con

to hit the rush hour / toparse con los atascos de la hora punta

Then it hit me that he wasn’t coming back. / Entonces me di cuenta (por primera vez) de que no iba a volver.

hit (it) big (coloquial) / ser (todo) un éxito

congeniar (con algn)

Pete and Sue hit it off immediately. / Pete y Sue se cayeron bien desde el principio.

hit sb/sth hard / afectar mucho a algn/algo

hit sb when they’re down / ensañarse con algn (cuando ya está vencido)

hit sb where it hurts / darle a algn donde duele

hit the bottle / darle a la botella

hit the ground running (coloquial) / ponerse las pilas (desde el principio)

hit the headlines / aparecer en los titulares

hit the jackpot / tocarle a algn la lotería

hit the nail on the head / dar en el clavo

hit the streets/shops/stores / salir a la venta

hit the road/trail (coloquial) / ponerse en marcha

hit the sack (coloquial) / meterse en el sobre - go to bed

hit the spot (coloquial) / dar en el clavo

hit back (at sb/sth) / devolver el golpe, responder (a algn/algo)

hit sb for sth (USA, argot) / pedirle algo a algn (generalmente dinero)

hit on sb (USA, argot) / intentar ligar con algn

Smash hit / gran éxito

hit on/upon sth / dar con algo She hit on an idea for raising money. / Se le ocurrió una idea para recaudar fondos.

hit out (at sb/sth) / liarse a golpes (con algn/algo) / atacar (a algn/algo), arremeter contra algn/algo