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Meaning of nail Jell-O to a wall | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

“We know how much the Internet has changed America. And we are already an open society. Imagine how much it could change China. Now, there is no question – China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck. That's sort of like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall.”

“Writing objective history or raising a teenager may be like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall, as those and other challenging tasks have been popularly analogized.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

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 nail to the counter nailbrush