Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Nailed it!
English answer:
Got it exactly right/correct
Added to glossary by
S.J
Jul 17, 2020 22:12
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English term
Nailed it!
Non-PRO
English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Nailed it!
- These pajamas come with the assumption that I would be alone forever and gorge myself into the size of a lumberjack.
- Nailed it!
Does it mean "You did it"? Why is it the perfect answer in this situation?
P.S: they are in Christmas.
Thanks in advance,
- Nailed it!
Does it mean "You did it"? Why is it the perfect answer in this situation?
P.S: they are in Christmas.
Thanks in advance,
Change log
Jul 18, 2020 11:46: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "English"
Responses
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14 hrs
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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659
Selected
Got it exactly right/correct
It comes from the expression "hit the nail on the head" = get it bang on or exact
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Or even just "exactly"
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glad to have help
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Note added at 14 hrs (2020-07-18 12:20:47 GMT)
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Or even just "exactly"
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Note added at 3 days 5 mins (2020-07-20 22:18:28 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have help
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: "They certainly got that right then, didn't they?" is what I imagine the situation is here.
25 mins
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Thanks, and yes!
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Charlotte Fleming
4 hrs
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Thanks:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
+1
11 mins
Isabelle Cluzel
France
France
Works in field
France
Professionnalisme et disponibilité
Native in: French
Works in: German to French, English to French, Polish to French
C'est totalement ça !
Langage quotidien
8 hrs
Michael Roberts
Morocco
Morocco
Native in English
&
English
Morocco
Intelligent translation and localisation
Native in: English 
, French (Variants: Canadian, African, Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French
Et bien t'as réussi ! / Mission accomplie alors
It's a metaphor so you've got wiggle room
+1
9 hrs
en plein dans le mille
Si on dit « en plein dans le mille », ça veut dire « tomber juste, tomber exactement où il fallait » comme un petit peu le palet dans le jeu du tonneau qui tombe au 1000 points. Quand quelque chose tombe juste, quand quelque chose est exactement comme il faut, on dit « en plein dans le mille ».10 mars 2019
En plein dans le mille - Français Authentique
www.francaisauthentique.com › en-plein-dans-le-mille
En plein dans le mille - Français Authentique
www.francaisauthentique.com › en-plein-dans-le-mille
Reference comments
13 hrs
Reference:
Should be English monolingual (as usual)
sjaatoul
Canada
ASKER 02:58
I made a mistake with the pair.
Canada
ASKER 02:58
I made a mistake with the pair.
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