Sorry Walter. Een paar minuten geleden antwoordde ik Rich. Ik zie dit antwoord van je nu pas. Vergeef me, buddy. :)
>HI rich,
>
>Actually I did translate it wrong. In dutch it is the exact translation of "You hit the nail on the head", "Je slaat de spijker op zijn kop"
>
>Walter,
>
>>>Yep, you're right. I think you've hit the hammer on the nail.
>>>
>>>Walter,
>>
>>In (American) English, the idiom is "Hit the nail on the head." I've always been interested in the way some idiomatic expressions are used by non-native English speakers. I'm curious, is there some equivalent Dutch expression which translates directly to what you posted?
Groet,
Peter de Valença
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