hit the white



hit the white

To be correct; to be right on target. (The bull's-eye on a target was once white.) You sure hit the white with that answer—it was exactly what the panel was looking for.
See also: hit, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Izumiee-zoo-meeJapanese
Christie (2)-Scottish, Irish
KaileeKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Colombano-Italian
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
PrimoŽ-Slovene