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View synonyms for on the nail

on the nail

  1. Under discussion or consideration, as in The subject of the budget deficit has been on the nail for some time . [Late 1800s] The precise allusion in these expressions has been lost. Neither has any connection to hit the nail on the head (see under hit the bull's-eye ).

  2. Immediately, without delay, as in He paid us back on the nail . [c. 1600]



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