Suzy nailed the hose bracket onto the side of the house.
•She nailed on the bracket.
•Laura nailed the bracket to the wall.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
nail something down — nail (something) down to make something certain or final. My uncle has been meeting people all over the state to nail down support for his senate campaign … New idioms dictionary
nail something down — 1) fasten something securely with nails 2) identify something precisely something seems unexpected I can t nail it down, but it makes me uneasy 3) secure something, esp. an agreement the company has finally nailed down the agreement with its… … Useful english dictionary
nail something down — identify something precisely. → nail … English new terms dictionary
nail something up — … Useful english dictionary
nail down — nail (something) down to make something certain or final. My uncle has been meeting people all over the state to nail down support for his senate campaign … New idioms dictionary
nail — ▪ I. nail nail 1 [neɪl] verb [transitive] informal to catch someone and prove that they are guilty of a crime or of doing something bad: • The government spent vast resources in an unsuccessful effort to nail him on felony charges. nail down… … Financial and business terms
nail — nail1 S3 [neıl] n [: Old English; Origin: nAgl] 1.) a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on ▪ The key was hanging on a nail by the door … Dictionary of contemporary English
nail — nail1 [ neıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to attach one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2. ) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes: to cut/file your nails I ve told… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nail down — verb 1. succeed in obtaining a position (Freq. 1) He nailed down a spot at Harvard • Syn: ↑nail, ↑peg • Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nail — I UK [neɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms nail : singular nail plural nails ** 1) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to fix one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your… … English dictionary
nail — [[t]ne͟ɪl[/t]] nails, nailing, nailed 1) N COUNT A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. A mirror hung on a nail above the… … English dictionary
