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Visual Vocabulary — To Hit the Nail on the Head — English Vocabulary — Speak English Fluently

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Description: Visual Vocabulary — To Hit the Nail on the Head — Learn English Vocabulary — Speak English Fluently and Naturally Begin your REAL fluency test here: http://www.bit.ly/2g4rnZE Thanks to http://www.actionpictures.net for the great animations! Welcome to Visual Vocabulary, the new animated series from EnglishAnyone.com that helps you learn useful English expressions the same way native speakers do so you can master them quickly, AND start using them confidently in your conversations today! Today’s expression is “to hit the nail on the head.” This is a very common idiom meaning to do or say something exactly right. A nail consists of three parts, the point at the end, the long shaft, called the shank, and the head. When hitting the head of a nail with a hammer, you sometimes don’t strike the nail perfectly, leading the nail to bend or move in a way that makes it difficult to drive into […]

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