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Old 17-Dec-2007, 18:46
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Originally Posted by riverkid View Post
Nope Sara, 'nail something' means get it right. You can also say; 'be spot on/be right on/ hit the nail on the head/bull's eye/ hit the bull's eye / ...

'nail sth down' means decide on sth, come to an agreement on sth..

Let's get this nailed down then. The plan is to meet ...
true, also another meaning of Nail sth down is:

nail sth down (UNDERSTAND) phrasal verb [M] US INFORMAL
to understand something completely, or to describe something correctly:
We haven't been able to nail down the cause of the fire yet.(from cambridge dictionary)
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