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nail something

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Definition


To perform or execute something flawlessly.

Context : Business, Politics
Category: Idiom
Semantic: perfect

This idiom can also be a derogatory reference to sex.

Usage of “nail something”

  1. After guessing incorrectly three times, I finally nailed it on the fourth try.

  2. President Obama nailed his first State of the Union address.