正せい鵠こくを射いる

expression, ichidan verb

hit the mark; hit the nail on the head

Idiomatic expression meaning to be exactly right, to pinpoint the essence of a matter, or to achieve a goal precisely. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれの指し摘てきは正せい鵠こくを射いている。

  His point hits the nail on the head.

• その批ひ評ひょうは問もん題だいの核かく心しんを正せい鵠こくを射いていた。

  The criticism hit the mark regarding the heart of the issue.