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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
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nailed it down
I put the loose floorboard back and nailed it down.
I think "nailed it down" means "hammered the nail on the floorboard". Am I right?
If yes, then can I rewrite the sentence as "I put the loose floorboard back and hammered the nail down in it" without any change in the meaning.
I think "nailed it down" means "hammered the nail on the floorboard". Am I right?
If yes, then can I rewrite the sentence as "I put the loose floorboard back and hammered the nail down in it" without any change in the meaning.
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Yes , you are right. No, "hammer down" means "to settle problem". Be carefull.
- Yes , you are right.
- No, "hammer down" means "to settle problem".
- Be carefull.
- "Nail down" means also "to settle something in a definite way" and "to extort a definite promise" or "to express something exactly".
- The synonym for "nail down" is "to fasten down".
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Yes , you are right.
No, "hammer down" means "to settle problem".
Be carefull. "Nail down" means also "to settle something in a definite way" and "to extort a definite promise" or "to express something exactly".
The synonym for "nail down" is "to fasten down".
No, "hammer down" means "to settle problem".
Be carefull. "Nail down" means also "to settle something in a definite way" and "to extort a definite promise" or "to express something exactly".
The synonym for "nail down" is "to fasten down".
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Yes you are right.
Fandorin isn't 100% correct. You can still hammer something down, it just depends on how hammer down is used in a sentence.
Fandorin isn't 100% correct. You can still hammer something down, it just depends on how hammer down is used in a sentence.
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