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nail |
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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, chafe, clasp, claw, claws, cleat, clench, clinch, clip, clout, clutch,
clutches, cold, collar, complete, conclude, concrete, diamond, digits, ding, distinguish, dovetail, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fangs, fasten, fastener, fastening, finalize, fingernails, fingers, fix, flint, focus, foul, fret, get,
glue, grab, granite, grapple, hands, hard as nails, hardy, harpoon, hasp, have, heart of oak, hinge, hit, hitch, hook, hooks, horse, identify, immediately, iron, jam, jaws, join,
joint, kidnap, know, know again, land, lasso, latch, lion, lock, make out, mandibles, marble, maxillae, meathooks, mesh, miter, mitts, mortise, nab, nail down,
nails, net, nick,
nip, nippers, noose,
oak, on the nail, on the spot,
ox, palm, peg, pin, pincers, pinch, place, pounces, prehend, promptly, punch, rabbet, realize, recall knowledge of, recognize, reidentify, resolve, right away, rivet, rock, rope, sack, scarf, screw, secure, settle,
sew, shanghai, shoot, skewer, slog, slosh, snag, snap, snare, snatch, sniggle,
sock, spear, spike, spot, staple, steel, stew over, stick, stitch, stone, strike, suffer, tack, take, talon, talons, tangle, tangle up with, teeth, tell, throttle, toggle, tough,
trap, unfeeling, unguals,
ungulae, unsentimental, unsympathetic, vigorous, wedge, whack, without delay, worry, zipper
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hit the nail on the head |
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add up, answer, be OK,
be correct, be just right, be right, bottom, clear up, crack, debug, decipher, decode, disentangle, divine, do,
dope, dope out, explain, fathom, figure out, find out, find the answer, find the solution, get, get right, guess, guess
right, have it, hit it, interpret, make out, open the lock, plumb, psych, psych out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, resolve, riddle, solve, sort out, undo, unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, untwist, unweave, work, work out
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nail down |
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afford proof of, ascertain, assure, balance, ballast, bring home to, certify, cinch,
clear up, clinch, counterbalance, decide, demonstrate, determine, dismiss all doubt, ensure, establish, find out, firm,
firm up, fix, follow,
follow from, freeze, get at,
have a case, hold, hold good,
hold water, immobilize, insure, keep, make certain, make good, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, pin
down, prove, prove to be, prove true, reassure, remove all doubt, retain, see that, see to it, set at rest, settle, settle the matter, show, sort out, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick, transfix
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tooth and nail |
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arduously, atrociously, barbarously,
bec et ongles, bestially, brutally, brutishly, committedly, decidedly, decisively,
determinedly, devotedly, earnestly, effortfully, ferociously, fiercely, firmly, fixedly, hammer and tongs, hard, heart and soul, in all seriousness, in earnest, in good earnest, industriously, inflexibly, inhumanly, laboriously, like a bulldog,
like a leech, manfully, mercilessly, obstinately, operosely, perseveringly, persistently, pitilessly, purposefully, relentlessly, resolutely, resolvedly, ruthlessly, savagely, seriously, sincerely, singlemindedly,
staunchly, steadfastly, steadily,
strenuously, tenaciously, the hard way, toilsomely, unswervingly, unyieldingly, viciously,
wholeheartedly, with a will, with constancy, with
effort, with total dedication
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Main entries similar to: nail
acquire, articulate, bag, batten, biff, bolt, buckle, butt, button, capture, catch,
claim, clasp, claw, clip, clout, clutch, collar, connect,
ding, distinguish, dovetail, drain, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fastener, foul, get, girth, grab,
grapple, hanger, harpoon, hasp, have, heist, hinge, hit, hitch, hook, identify,
instrument, jam, joint, kilometer, know, lacing, land, lasso,
latch, lock, make out, measure, mesh, miter, mortise, nab,
net, nick, nip, noose, palm, partake, peg, pin, place, pocket, point,
pop, possess, pull, rabbet, realize, receive, recognize, rivet, rope, sack, scarf, screw, secure, seize, sew, skewer,
slog, slosh, snag, snake, snap, snare, snatch, sniggle,
spear, spike, spot, staple, steal, stick, stitch, strike,
suspender, swipe, tack, take, tangle, tell, toggle, transfix,
trap, wedge, zipper
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