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Originally Posted by Carla Taddeo  what do these two expressions mean?
" Drive a nail of gold"
"put me back on my pegs" |
Without context, it is difficult to anser your question.
I can come up with a variety of meanings for the first.
1. Gold is a very soft metal. Using nails made from gold could be a metaphor for a poor choice, something that will not work.
On the other hand, "gold" is something that is precious and lovely. In a metaphorical use, it could refer to an action that is very valuable.
2. In the second, "pegs" is probably the informal use for "legs". If someone puts another back on his legs, he helps him to get up from a fall, real or metaphorical.