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Nail Nailed Means Catch Prove Breaking Law Prosecution

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To n___ someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law .To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law .
The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
word nail
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noun
A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall .
A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand.
He hammered the nail into the branch.
Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes.
Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
verb
If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails.
Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.
They nail shut the front door.
The windows were all nailed shut.
To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law .
The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
If you nail something, you do it extremely well or successfully.
She had nailed the art of making us laugh.
He tried, but I'm not sure he totally nailed it.
inflections nailsnailingnailed
cefr-level B1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1

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