nail

a bed of nails: seebed.

fight tooth and nail: seetooth.

hard as nails: seehard.

hit the nail on the head state the truth exactly; find exactly the right answer.

2013BenSilent Words Speak Loudest Bridget Christie hits the nail on the head with regard to Channel 4's extraordinary new show Sex Box. A concept apparently lifted straight out of Alan Partridge's notebook of programme ideas.

nail your colours to the mast: seecolours.

a nail in the coffin an action or event regarded as likely to have a detrimental or destructive effect on a situation, enterprise, or person.

1981Roy LancasterPlant Hunting in Nepal A major nail in the coffin of the plant hunter, so some people believe, is the growing importance placed on plant conservation in the wild.

nail a lie expose something as a falsehood or deception.

☞ The reference here is to shopkeepers nailing forged coins to their shop counter to expose them and put them out of circulation, or to farmers pinning dead vermin to a barn door as a deterrent to others.

on the nail (of payment) without delay.

☞ The origins of this expression are uncertain. It may be related to the obsolete phrase to the nail, meaning 'to perfection' or 'to the utmost', which derived from the habit of sculptors giving a finishing touch to their work with a fingernail, or to joiners testing the accuracy of a joint in the same way. A North American equivalent is on the barrelhead.

2011Alex HarrowellYorkshire Ranter They would surely have been likely to insist on payment in cash on the nail, rather than promises of future side-deals that would likely never be fulfilled.

right on the nail with complete accuracy.

词组	nail
释义	nail a bed of nails: seebed. fight tooth and nail: seetooth. hard as nails: seehard. hit the nail on the head state the truth exactly; find exactly the right answer. 2013BenSilent Words Speak Loudest Bridget Christie hits the nail on the head with regard to Channel 4's extraordinary new show Sex Box. A concept apparently lifted straight out of Alan Partridge's notebook of programme ideas. nail your colours to the mast: seecolours. a nail in the coffin an action or event regarded as likely to have a detrimental or destructive effect on a situation, enterprise, or person. 1981Roy LancasterPlant Hunting in Nepal A major nail in the coffin of the plant hunter, so some people believe, is the growing importance placed on plant conservation in the wild. nail a lie expose something as a falsehood or deception. ☞ The reference here is to shopkeepers nailing forged coins to their shop counter to expose them and put them out of circulation, or to farmers pinning dead vermin to a barn door as a deterrent to others. on the nail (of payment) without delay. ☞ The origins of this expression are uncertain. It may be related to the obsolete phrase to the nail, meaning 'to perfection' or 'to the utmost', which derived from the habit of sculptors giving a finishing touch to their work with a fingernail, or to joiners testing the accuracy of a joint in the same way. A North American equivalent is on the barrelhead. 2011Alex HarrowellYorkshire Ranter They would surely have been likely to insist on payment in cash on the nail, rather than promises of future side-deals that would likely never be fulfilled. right on the nail with complete accuracy.
随便看	have been in the wars have been there before have been there (or here) before have bigger fish to fry have blood on your hands have blood on your hands have bought it have butterflies in your stomach have butterflies in your stomach have clean hands have clean hands have clean hands (or keep your hands clean) have deep pockets have deep pockets have designs on have eyes bigger than your stomach have eyes bigger than your stomach have eyes bigger than your stomach have eyes in the back of your head have eyes in the back of your head have eyes in the back of your head have eyes like a hawk have eyes like a hawk have eyes like saucers have eyes like saucers