Contemporary slang . 2014.
nail someone to the wall — nail (someone) to the wall informal to punish or hurt someone severely because you are very angry with them. I didn t care about why they did it, I just wanted to nail the guys that robbed me to the wall … New idioms dictionary
nail someone to a cross — AND nail some one(’s hide) to the wall tv. to punish or scold someone severely. (Literally, to crucify someone or to nail someone’s skin to the wall like that of a captured animal.) □ That guy was really mad. He really nailed you to a cross. □… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nail someone down — elicit a firm commitment from someone. → nail … English new terms dictionary
nail someone down — elicit a firm promise or commitment from someone I can t nail her down to a specific date … Useful english dictionary
nail someone(’s hide) to the wall — Go to ail someone to a cross … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nail to the wall — nail (someone) to the wall informal to punish or hurt someone severely because you are very angry with them. I didn t care about why they did it, I just wanted to nail the guys that robbed me to the wall … New idioms 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
nail — noun 1》 a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook. 2》 a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates. ↘a hard growth on… … English new terms dictionary
nail — ► NOUN 1) a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, hammered in to join things together or to serve as a hook. 2) a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates. ► VERB 1) fasten with a… … English terms dictionary
nail in the coffin — A nail in someone or something s coffin is a problem or event that is a clear step towards an inevitable failure … The small dictionary of idiomes
