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Vocabulary
Nail it
Hello, could "nail it" be understood as "well done", "good job" ? thanks.
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Hi, could "nail it" be understood as "well done", "good job" ? No. 'Nail' here is the imperative verb form.
- Hi, could "nail it" be understood as "well done", "good job" ?
- No.
- 'Nail' here is the imperative verb form.
- If you say 'Nail it' to me, it means you are telling me to 'Do it well'.
- After I do it well, you could say to me, 'You nailed it', meaning 'You did it well'.
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Hi,
could "nail it" be understood as "well done", "good job" ?
No. 'Nail' here is the imperative verb form. If you say 'Nail it' to me, it means you are telling me to 'Do it well'.
After I do it well, you could say to me, 'You nailed it', meaning 'You did it well'. This can be abbreviated to 'Nailed it'.
Note that this use of 'nail something'
could "nail it" be understood as "well done", "good job" ?
No. 'Nail' here is the imperative verb form. If you say 'Nail it' to me, it means you are telling me to 'Do it well'.
After I do it well, you could say to me, 'You nailed it', meaning 'You did it well'. This can be abbreviated to 'Nailed it'.
Note that this use of 'nail something'
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