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  1. 27-Dec-2011, 13:39 #1
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    Smile nail the creeps?

    Hello, what does "I just cannot wait to nail those creeps." mean? It appears in "Growing pains“.
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    Default Re: nail the creeps?

    Nail - catch and bring to justice
    Creeps - non-nice people
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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    Default Re: nail the creeps?

    That's a good answer, but to most non-police, "nail" can mean something more general: get, hit, attack, foil, surprise, stop....
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