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nail it

nail it verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nail, it.

Verb

nail it (third-person singular simple present nails it, present participle nailing it, simple past and past participle nailed it)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nail, it.
  2. To succeed at a difficult task.
    • One girl decided to recreate the look for her prom and totally nailed it.2008 March 15, “Teen recreates iconic Kylie Jenner look for prom – and totally nails it.”, in Hello Magazine
    • Needless to say, he nails it. His Deadpool strikes the perfect balance between acerbic smartass and comic doofus.2016 February 12, Raymond Maspons, “Film review: 'Deadpool' kicks ass, takes name”, in The Stanford Daily
  3. Synonym of hit the nail on the head.

Synonyms of nail it

Forms of nail it

third-person singular presentnails it
present participlenailing it
past participlenailed it
pastnailed it

Questions about nail it

What does nail it mean?
Nail it means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nail, it.
What part of speech is nail it?
Nail it is a verb.
What is the past tense of nail it?
The past tense of nail it is nailed it.

Words near nail it in the dictionary

  1. nail guns
  2. nail header
  3. nail house
  4. nail houses
  5. nail in one's coffin
  6. nail it
  7. nail Jell-O to a tree
  8. nail Jell-O to a wall
  9. nail jelly to a wall
  10. nail keg
  11. nail kegs

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