strike the bull’s eye—(also: hit the bull’s-eye)
1. attain the intended object; succeed:
- We have some potentially good evidence, and we just haven’t been able to strike the bull’s eye yet.
2. guess the right thing; make a correct conjecture:
- In the test paper, as they compare notes, he seems to have almost struck the bull’s eye in his answers.
strike the eye —(also: hit the eye) be very obvious or impressive; make a strong impact:
- The external aspect of Palmyrene culture strikes the eye with its complexity and peculiarity.