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hit the nail on the head

hit the nail on the head

"1. head. 2. mind, mental attitude. 3. intelligence. 4. a large marble, shoooter. - ya almak slang 1. /ı/ to silence (a bothersome person). 2. to find the right person (to do a job). -sı almamak /ı/ 1. not to be able to understand. 2. to be too tired to understand. 3. not to be able to believe. -dan atmak to make up something and try to pass it off as the truth. - boşluğu cranial cavity, cavum cranii. -sı bozulmak colloq. to blow one´s top, get angry. -sı bulanmak to get confused. -yı bulmak slang to be pleasantly tipsy (from drink). -sı çalışmak to be on the ball. -yı çekmek colloq. to do some serious drinking, Brit. have a booze-up. -sından çıkarmak /ı/ to put (an idea) out of one´s head. -sına dank etmek/demek to dawn on one at last. - değiştirmek to change one´s mind; to change one´s way of thinking. - dengi 1. kindred spirit. 2. (someone) who is a kindred spirit, like-minded. -sının dikine gitmek to go one´s own way, do as one pleases. -sı dinç olmak to feel fresh and alert. -sı dönmek 1. to be confused and perplexed. 2. to feel dizzy. -sı dumanlı 1. tipsy, tight. 2. tired and confused. -sı durmak to be too tired to think. -dan gayri müsellah colloq. nutty, not quite right in the head. -sına girmek /ın/ 1. to make good sense, seem to be right (to). 2. to comprehend, understand. - göz yarmak to be awkward and unskillful. - işçisi white-collar worker. -sı işlemek to be on the ball. -sı izinli olmak slang for one´s mind to be elsewhere; to wool-gather. - kafaya vermek to put their heads together. - kalmamak /da/ to be so worn out one can´t think. -sı karışmak (for someone) to get confused. -sını kaşıyacak vakti olmamak to be too busy to think, not to have time to turn around. -sı kazan (gibi) olmak for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sını kızdırmak /ın/ to make (someone´s) blood boil. -sı kızmak to get angry. -dan kontak colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. -sına koymak /ı/ to get hold of (some idea); to take it into one´s head (to do something). -sını kullanmak to use one´s head. -sını kurcalamak /ın/ to make (one) think. - patlatmak to do a lot of hard mental work. -dan sakat colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. - sallamak to rubber-stamp everything, be a yes-man. -sına sığmamak not to be able to comprehend. -sında şimşek çakmak to get a sudden inspiration. - şişirmek (for noise, a complicated problem) to drive one crazy, make one unable to think straight. -sı şişmek for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sına takılıp kalmak to stick in one´s mind, not to leave one´s mind. -sı taşa çarpmak to learn something the hard way. -sını taştan taşa çarpmak/vurmak 1. to regret bitterly a lost opportunity. 2. to feel very remorseful. - tutmak /a/ to defy; to oppose challengingly. -yı tütsülemek slang to get tight, get tipsy. - ütülemek slang to talk someone to death, talk someone´s ear off. -sına vur, ekmeğini elinden al. colloq. He is so meek you can walk all over him. -sına vura vura by force. -sına vurmak (for drink) to go to one´s head. -sını vurmak /ın/ to behead. -yı (yere) vurmak 1. to hit the sack, hit the hay. 2. to take to one´s bed, get laid up (owing to illness). - vuruşu soccer header. - yağı slang sperm, semen. -sı yerinde olmamak to wool-gather; for one´s mind to be elsewhere. -sı yerine gelmek to come back to earth; to start thinking straight again. - yormak to ponder, think hard, rack one´s brains."

",-tü 1. upper surface, top: Kütüğün üstüne oturdu. She sat down on the log. 2. space over or above: Üstümde ay parlıyordu. The moon was shining above me. 3. clothes: Üstünü kirletme ha! Don´t get your clothes dirty, you hear? 4. (a) superior, (a) boss. 5. remainder, rest (of an amount of money). 6. top, upper: en üst kat topmost floor. yokuşun üst yanında on the upper part of the slope. 7. at or about (a certain time): öğle üstü in the early afternoon/ at noon. -te above; on top. -ten 1. from the top, from above. 2. superficially. -ünde/üzerinde /ın/ 1. on, on top of. 2. above, over. 3. on; overlooking or looking out on: cadde üstünde on a main street. Boğaz´ın üstünde overlooking the Bosphorus. 4. more than; over: Ahmet artık kırkın üstünde olmalı. Ahmet must be over forty by now. 5. on, about (a matter, a subject): Bunun üstünde anlaşmalıyız. We ought to come to an agreement about this. 6. on (someone´s consciousness): Onun üstünde büyük bir etki yaptı. It made a big impression on him. 7. on, with: Üstünde para yok mu? Don´t you have any money on you? -üne/üzerine 1. on, on top of: Elbisesinin üstüne sürdü. She rubbed it on her dress. 2. on, on the subject of, dealing with: Kırım Savaşı üstüne bir tez hazırlıyor. She´s preparing a thesis on the Crimean War. 3. on top of, right after: Baklavanın üstüne işkembe çorbası içilir mi? Does one have tripe soup right after one´s eaten baklava? 4. upon (one´s honor, one´s good name): şerefim üstüne upon my honor. 5. better than, superior to: Kendi dalında Ali´nin üstüne yok. Ali´s tops in his field. Senin üstüne yok, vallahi! By George, you take the cake! 6. on (someone´s) account: Rahmi, biraları benim üstüme yaz! Put the beers on my account, Rahmi! -ü açık open at the top. -ünüze/üzerinize afiyet/şifalar/sağlık! May you stay in good health! (said while talking about an illness). -ünden akmak to be plainly evident. -üne/üzerine almak /ı/ 1. to take the responsibility of (doing something), take (something) upon oneself. 2. to take (a remark, an action) as being directed against oneself. -ünden/üzerinden atmak /ı/ to refuse to accept responsibility for. -üne/üzerine atmak /ı, ın/ to impute (a misdeed or crime) to (someone). -üne/üzerine basmak to hit the nail on the head. - baş clothes. -ü başı dökülmek for (one´s) clothes to be in tatters. -üne başına etmek/yapmak 1. /ın/ to curse violently at, give (someone) down the country, give (someone) what for. 2. to defecate in one´s underpants. - başa geçmek to sit with the bigwigs (in a meeting). -üne bırakmak /ı, ın/ to leave (something) for (someone else) to do, leave (someone) with the job of. -üne/üzerine bir bardak (soğuk) su içmek /ın/ colloq. to give up all hope of getting (something that one has lent) back, kiss (something) goodbye. - çıkmak/gelmek to win. -e çıkmak (for someone who´s at fault) to succeed in shifting the blame onto someone else. -ünden/üzerinden dökülmek (for a garment) to be far too big for, swallow (someone). - dudak upper lip. -ünde/üzerinde durmak /ın/ to give (a matter) a lot of thought, spend a lot of time thinking about (a matter); to give (a matter) a lot of attention; to dwell on (a matter). -üne/üzerine düşmek /ın/ 1. to fuss over, make a fuss over, shower attention on (someone). 2. to bother, pester. 3. to throw oneself into (a job), work hard at (a job). -üne/üzerine evlenmek /ın/ to marry again when one already has (someone) as a wife. -üne/üzerine geçirmek/geçirtmek /ı/ 1. to have (a piece of property) registered in one´s own name. 2. to have (an adopted child) registered under one´s own surname, cause (an adopted child) to bear one´s own surname. -ünden geçmek /ın/ slang 1. to *screw, have sex with. 2. to rape. -ünden (... zaman) geçmek (for an amount of time) to pass, elapse (after an event). -üne/üzerine gelmek /ın/ 1. (for someone) to turn up or appear right when (something is being done or discussed). 2. to walk towards (someone) intending (or as if he intends) t

"1. whole, full; complete, perfect: tam ekmek a whole loaf of bread. tam maaş full salary. tam iki kilo a full two kilos. tam yetki full authority/full power. tam istihdam full employment. tam üye full member. tam pansiyon full pension/full room and board. tam bir Fransız a Frenchman through and through. tam bir ziyafet a real banquet. tam bir rezalet an out-and-out disgrace. 2. exactly; right; immediately; precisely; just: Orada tam yedi yıl çalıştı. He worked there for exactly seven years. Tam zamanında geldin. You´ve come right on time. Tam karşımda oturuyordu. She was sitting immediately opposite me. Şimdi tam sırası! Now´s just the right time! Tam istediğiniz gibi yaptım. I did it just as you wanted me to. 3. fully, completely: tam teşekküllü bir hastane a fully equipped hospital. Görevini tam yapmanı istiyorum. I want you to carry out your duty to the full. - açı geom. perigon. - adamını bulmak to choose just the right person for the job. - adamına düşmek for either the best or the worst person possible to fall to one´s lot. - bölen math. factor. - çiçek bot. perfect flower, monoclinous flower. - gelmek (for something) to be a perfect fit. - gölge astr. umbra. - maaşla tekaüt jocular (someone) who´s got it easy (because he has a well-paid sinecure). -/-ı tamına completely; in full. - teçhizat 1. mil. all the gear ordinarily issued to a soldier. 2. all the equipment needed to do a job. - teçhizat gelmek to come bringing all the necessary gear; to come fully equipped. - tertip thoroughly. - tutulma astr. total eclipse. - üstüne basmak 1. to hit the nail right on the head. 2. to find just what one has been looking for. - vaktinde/zamanında 1. right on time, right on the dot. 2. at just the right moment. - yol/yolla at full speed, at top speed, as fast as it/he/she can go."

to hit the nail on the head

to hit the nail on the head

a) to hit the nail on the head b) to emphasize

1. to be beaten or thrashed severely. 2. (for an enemy) to be defeated soundly. 3. to be killed (especially by being hit on the head).

",-ur 1. /a/ to hit, strike. 2. /a/ to knock on; to tap on. 3. /ı/ to shoot; to stab. 4. /ı/ to kill. 5. /ı/ to hit (a target). 6. /ı/ to hunt (animals). 7. /ı, a/ to drive (a nail, etc.) into. 8. /ı, a/ to give (someone) (a hypodermic injection): Doktor, Mahmut´a iğne vurmadı. The doctor didn´t give Mahmut a shot. 9. /ı, a/ to put (one thing) on (another): Dudu bohçayı sırtına vurdu. Dudu put the large bundle on her shoulder. O kola bir yama vuracağım. I´ll put a patch on that sleeve. Polis, Enver´in ellerine kelepçe vurdu. The policeman handcuffed Enver. Ön kapıya kırmızı boya vurmak istiyor. He wants to paint the front door red. Ağrıyan koluna hardal yakısı vurdu. She put a mustard plaster on her aching arm. 10. /ı, a/ to multiply: Onu ona vurursan yüz eder. If you multiply ten by ten, you get a hundred. 11. /a/ (for light, a shadow, rain, wind) to hit, strike, fall on. 12. /ı/ (for a clock) to strike (the hour). 13. /ı/ to steal. 14. /ı/ to have, knock back (a drink). 15. /ı/ (for something) to make (someone) sick; /a/ (for something) to make (itself) felt in (a part of one´s body). 16. /ı/ (for a shoe) to chafe, blister (one´s foot). 17. /a/ to strike out along, head out along (a road); to head for. 18. /ı, a/ to knock or throw (someone or something) to/on (the ground). 19. /ı/ to slam (something) shut. 20. /ı/ (for something) to damage or blight (a crop). 21. (for one´s heart or pulse) to beat. 22. /a/ slang to *screw, have sex with. Vur abalıya! Jump on someone who´s weaker than you are! (said reproachfully). Vur dedikse öldür demedik ya! colloq. I didn´t ask you to go that far! vur deyince öldürmek (for someone) to tend to carry things to extremes. vur patlasın, çal oynasın 1. (enjoying oneself) wildly, to the hilt, by whooping it up, by painting the town red, by living it up. 2. living it up, Brit. going on the razzle: Bu tazminat bir elime geçsin, ondan sonra vur patlasın çal oynasın! Once I get my hands on this retirement bonus, I´m going to live it up! vurdukça tozumak to get more complicated the deeper one gets into it."

"1. hill. 2. top, top part: ağacın tepesinde at/in the top of the tree/on top of the tree. 3. crown, topmost part (of one´s head). 4. crest, crown (of a bird). 5. math. vertex. 6. colloq. the space right beside one: Tepemde dikilme öyle! Don´t stand here breathing down my neck! - altını the gold coins ornamenting a woman´s headdress. - aşağı 1. upside down. 2. headlong, headfirst. -si aşağı gitmek to experience hard times, go downhill, hit the skids; to fail miserably, fall flat on one´s face. -si atmak to lose one´s temper, blow one´s stack. -den bakmak /a/ to view with scorn or disdain, look down on, look down one´s nose at. -sine binmek/çıkmak /ın/ to bedevil (someone) a lot, badger or bug (someone) to death. -sinde bitmek /ın/ 1. to bedevil (someone) a lot, harass, badger, or bug (someone) to death. 2. to appear suddenly before (someone) or at (someone´s) side. -sinde boza pişirmek /ın/ to make (someone) very uncomfortable; to crack the whip over (someone´s) head; to make it rough for (someone). - deliği/mazgalı machicolation. -sine dikilmek /ın/ (suddenly to go up to someone and) to plant oneself right beside or squarely before (him/her). -sinde havan dövmek /ın/ 1. (for people upstairs) to disturb (people downstairs) by making noise, try to bring the ceiling down on (those living downstairs). 2. stubbornly to refuse to let (someone) forget something, continually to remind (someone) of something. 3. constantly to pester (someone) about something. -den inme 1. (an order) which comes from a high official, which comes from one of the big guns. 2. very sudden and unexpected. -sinden (aşağı) kaynar su/sular dökülmek to be left aghast, be stunned, be knocked or thrown for a loop (by an unpleasant event). - saçı scalp lock. -den tırnağa (kadar) from head to toe, from head to foot. -si üstü 1. upside down. 2. headlong, headfirst."

"1. /ı, a/ to tie (one thing) loosely to (another). 2. /ı, a/ to baste (one piece of cloth) to (another), sew (one piece of cloth) loosely to (another). 3. /ı/ to knot (strands of wool), tie (strands of wool) into a knot (while weaving a rug). 4. /a/ prov. to touch; to hit; to land on: Kafasına ilen taş yumurta büyüklüğündeydi. The stone which hit his head was the size of an egg. iler tutar yeri/tarafı olmamak/kalmamak /ın/ 1. (for something) to be completely beyond repair, be shot: Bu gömleğin iler tutar yeri yok. This shirt´s completely beyond repair. 2. (for an action, an idea, a statement) to be completely indefensible; (for a statement) not to be true, not to hold water. 3. (for someone) not to be fit for anything, be completely incompetent, be hopeless. 4. (for someone) to be incorrigible, be past helping, be a hopeless case. 5. (for someone) to be incurably ill, be a hopeless case."

"1. /ı, a/ to have (someone) hold (something). 2. /ı, a/ to let (someone) hold (something). 3. /ı, la/ to fasten, tack, or nail (something) together with; to sew (something) together with; to glue (something) together. 4. /ı/ to maintain, keep (something) going, carry on. 5. /ı/ to maintain (something) obstinately, assert (something) obstinately. 6. /ı/ to get (something) into one´s head and go on about it insistently. 7. /ı/ to get started (doing something). 8. /ı/ to hit (a target, a mark); to succeed in getting (a certain grade or score). tutturabildiğine (selling something) for as much as one can get, for whatever the market will stand."