"you nailed it!"

Posted by Ward on June 01, 2004

In a prior thread, Bruce Kahl answered the question with a much more specific and appropriate answer than the one I gave. My response to him was "you nailed it!' meaning that he absolutely got it right. Then I looked in the archives, and didn't find the source of this expression. Does anyone know how a carpentry act became associated with outstanding performance?

• Re: "you nailed it!" James Briggs 01/June/04
  • Thanks, James -- good travels Ward 02/June/04
    • Hit the nail on the head Henry 02/June/04