单词 | hit the nail on the head |
释义 | hit /hit/transitive verb (hittˈing; hit)
ORIGIN: OE hyttan, appar ON hitta to light on, to find; Swed hitta to find, Dan hitte to hit upon hittˈer noun hitˈ-and-missˈ adjective
hitˈ-and-runˈ adjective
noun Such an event or accident hit list noun (slang)
hitˈman noun (informal) Someone employed to kill or attack others (also figurative) hitˈ-or-missˈ adjective Hit-and-miss hit parade noun
hit squad noun (slang) A group of assassins working together hittˈy-missˈy adjective Random, haphazard a hit or a miss A case in which either success or complete failure is possible hard hit Gravely affected by some trouble, or by love hit a blot
hit at To aim a blow, sarcasm, gibe, etc at hit back To retaliate hit below the belt see under belt hit it To find, often by chance, the right answer hit it off To agree, be compatible and friendly (sometimes with with) hit it up (slang) To inject a drug hit off To imitate or describe aptly (someone or something) hit on or upon
hit out
hit the bottle (slang) To drink excessively hit the ceiling or roof To be seized with or express violent anger hit the ground running (informal) To react instantly, functioning at full speed and efficiency immediately hit the hay or sack (slang) To go to bed hit the high spots see under high1 hit the nail on the head see under nail hit the road (slang) To leave, go away hit the sack see hit the hay above. hit wicket The act, or an instance, of striking the wicket with the bat or part of the body and dislodging the bails, and thus being out (cricket) make or score a hit with
nail /nāl/noun
ORIGIN: OE nægel; Ger Nagel nailed adjective
nailˈer noun (historical) A maker of nails nailˈery noun (historical) A place where nails were made nailˈing noun
nailˈless adjective nail bar noun An establishment which provides cosmetic treatments for the nails nailˈ-bed noun That portion of the true skin on which a fingernail or toenail rests nailˈ-biter noun nailˈ-biting noun Chewing off the ends of one's fingernails adjective (of an event or experience) which induces nail-biting (as a sign of anxiety, excitement or tension) nail bomb noun An explosive device packed with long nails nailˈbrush noun A brush for cleaning the fingernails or toenails nail enamel noun Nail varnish nail file noun A file for trimming fingernails or toenails nail gun noun An electric tool used to put in nails nailˈ-head noun
nailˈ-head-sparˈ noun Calcite crystallized in a scalenohedron terminated by a rhombohedron nailˈ-hole noun
nail polish noun Nail varnish nail punch or nail set noun A tool for punching the head of a nail below or flush with the surface nailˈ-rod noun
nail scissors plural noun Small scissors designed esp for trimming the fingernails and toenails nail set see nail punch above. nail varnish noun Varnish for fingernails or toenails a nail in one's (or the) coffin
hard as nails
hit the nail on the head To touch the exact point nail a lie to the counter To expose it and put it out of currency, from the old custom of shopkeepers with counterfeit coins nail down
nailed on (horse-racing sl) (of a horse) considered to be a near-certainty to win a race nail one's colours to the mast see under colour nail up To close or fasten with or as if with nails on the nail On the spot, without delay, as payment |
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