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Meaning of on the nail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. immediately, without delay
    British, Ireland
  2. exactly
    British, Ireland

Equivalents

Suomi hetimmiten välittömästi
Français rubis sur l'ongle

Examples

“Tell⟳ me, have⟳ you a mind⟳ to anything in the Doctor's book? Speak⟳ the word, and I will help⟳ you to it upon the nail.”
“You shall have⟳ ten thousand pounds on the nail, and I will take⟳ you back to London with me besides and teach⟳ you what is fortune.”
“Six o'clock on the nail. She wasn't going to be late.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

on the needle on the nick on the nod on the nose on the nut on the off chance

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