| 词组 | nail down |
| 释义 | nail down 1. nail down sth/sb • nail sth/sb down to make something final and definite, especially by getting other people to agree about specific details: ▪ So far, we have been unable to nail down a date for the talks. ▪ General Morillon is hoping to nail down a ceasefire agreement between the Serbs and the Muslims. nail sb down to sth (=make someone give you a definite decision or agreement about sth) ▪ Before they start the work, nail them down to a price. 2. nail down sth • nail sth down to understand or describe something correctly or exactly, especially after thinking about it carefully for a long time: ▪ It's taken me a long time to nail down the cause of the problem. ▪ She had to use a dictionary to nail down the precise meaning of the word. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pin down |
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