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Meaning of nail it | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nail, it.
To succeed at a difficult task.
Synonym of hit the nail on the head.

Examples

“One girl decided to recreate the look for her prom and totally nailed it.”

“Needless to say, he nails it. His Deadpool strikes the perfect balance between acerbic smartass and comic doofus.”

“If that's what writer Edwards had in mind however, she nails it.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

nail Jell-O to a tree nail Jell-O to a wall nail one's colors to the mast nail one's colours to the mast nail someone to the wall nail the hammer on the head