dar en el clavo
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to hit the nail."
dar en el clavo(
dahr
ehn
ehl
klah
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boh
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to ascertain exactly a cause)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to hit the nail on the head
Diste en el clavo cuando dijiste que su actitud de superioridad ocultaba su falta de confianza.You hit the nail on the head when you said that her superiority attitude hid beneath it a lack of confidence.
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