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  • 51nail — See: HARD AS NAILS, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, TOOTH AND NAIL …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 52nail — See: HARD AS NAILS, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, TOOTH AND NAIL …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 53nail — Synonyms and related words: Gibraltar, abduct, adamant, agonize, articulate, at once, attach, bag, batten, batten down, be correct, be precise, be right, biff, bolt, bone, brick, buckle, butt, button, cabbage, capture, carry off, catch, cement,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 54nail — See: hard as nails, hit the nail on the head, tooth and nail …

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  • 55nail up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you nail something up, you fix it to a wall, post, or tree using nails. [V P n] He fished and nailed up his catch to dry on the wall of the byre. Syn: fix 2) PHRASAL VERB If you nail up a wooden container, you secure the lid… …

    English dictionary

  • 56nail — neɪl v. hammer a nail; attach with a nail; shut up (a box, container, etc.) with nails; arrest, trap; catch in lie; focus in on, set firmly on; find; punch, hit (Slang); (Slang) have sex with (vulgar) n. pin of steel, specially shaped little… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 57nail —    an old English unit of length equal to 1/20 ell.    Like the ell, the nail was used for measuring cloth; traditionally, it represented the length of the last two joints (including the fingernail) of the middle finger. The nail is equivalent to …

    Dictionary of units of measurement

  • 58nail — 1. tv. to arrest someone. (See also nailed.) □ The cops nailed him right in his own doorway. □ “I’m gonna nail you,” said the officer. 2. Go to coffin nail. 3. tv. o identify someone. □ They nail …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 59nail — n. [A.S. naegel, nail] (ARTHROPODA) A tarsal claw; unguis …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 60nail — sf., Ar. nāˀil Erişmiş, ele geçirmiş, başarmış, kazanmış, ulaşmış Atasözü, Deyim ve Birleşik Fiiller nail olmak …

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