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on the nail
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 ).
Immediately, without delay, as in He paid us back on the nail . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
Ohtani had a small crack on the nail of his middle finger heading into his start against the Chicago White Sox on June 27.
But it felt a little too hammer on the nail.
Is the UV light on the nail drier at the salon a problem?
But as Reynolds explained, with a smile on his face and a smiley face painted on the nail of his middle finger, the American export of skateboarding — as a sport and a culture — is global.
“Leaving the clear part on the nail is more sexy than when you get nail art on fully covered nails,” Ms. Kawajiri said.
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