正せい鵠こくを得える

expression, ichidan verb

hit the mark; be exactly right

Idiomatic expression meaning to be precisely correct or to capture the essential point. Often used when a statement, analysis, or criticism is spot-on. Compare with 正鵠を射る, which has the same meaning but uses a different verb.

See also: 正鵠を射る

• 彼かれの指し摘てきは正せい鵠こくを得えている。

  His point hits the mark.

• 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得えて言いい当あてた。

  The critique hit the nail on the head regarding the heart of the issue.