nail
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noun
くぎ, びょう
verb with object
1. fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails: 〖~ A+副詞〗 A〈物〉を…にくぎで留める, くぎで打ち付ける (!〖副詞〗は場所・状態の表現)
e.g. nail the edge framing to the wall
e.g. the teacher was nailing up the lists.
⦅くだけて⦆ «…の件で» 〈犯人など〉を捕らえる, 挙げる «for»
e.g. have you nailed the killer?
〘野球〙 〈走者〉を刺す, アウトにする
e.g. he dropped a perfect throw home that should have nailed Joe by yards.
e.g. Navratilova tried to nail her on the backhand side.
e.g. there's no doubt I had chances to nail it in the last set.
⦅主に米・くだけて⦆ 〈事〉をうまくやる; 〈技など〉を見事にきめる
e.g. she absolutely nailed the high notes
e.g. I guess they were indeed impressed (nailed it!).
PHRASES
see tooth.
(of a person) very tough; completely callous or unfeeling.
informal (of payment) without delay.
an action or event regarded as likely to have a detrimental or destructive effect on a situation, enterprise, or person:
e.g. this was going to put the final nail in the coffin of his career.
PHRASAL VERBS
elicit a firm promise or commitment from someone:
e.g. I can't nail her down to a specific date.
1. fasten something securely with nails.
2. identify something precisely:
e.g. something seems unexpected—I can't nail it down, but it makes me uneasy.
3. secure something, especially an agreement:
e.g. the company has finally nailed down the agreement with its distributors.
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