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on the nail
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on the nailadverb
immediately, without delay
Etymology: Allegedly from the tradition of striking bargains by placing cash on the nails in Bristol. The Oxford English Dictionary however cites a Anglo-Norman phrase from c. 1360, "payer sur le ungle" to pay on the (finger)nail, meaning "to pay immediately and in full", and quotes parallel usages from 17th century French, Dutch and German sources. It adds that "N.E.D. (1906) notes that: ‘the explanations associating it with certain pillars at the Exchange of Limerick or Bristol are too late to be of any authority in deciding the question’."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of on the nail in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of on the nail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of on the nail in a Sentence
I really do hope that will put the final nail in the coffin.
As one of the attorneys representing the Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys in this lawsuit against LA DA George Gascon, I’m flattered that he felt the need to hire the most expensive law firm in the country to fight us, as a citizen of LA, I’m disgusted that he would waste so much of our money fighting tooth-and-nail against putting dangerous criminals in jail.
I work for a Class 1 railroad that implemented one of the most egregious attendance policies (Hi-Viz) that requires us to be available to work 92% of the time per month, if we take off one day for a sickness, we are required to [work] 14 days straight to gain points back. That is why we are fighting tooth and nail for sick days.
Hines hit the nail on the head. Super Bowl really is about Super Bowl, super Bowl’s really trying, what they call ‘ quieting the noise. ’ Super Bowl is all the external things, the parties, the media, Super Bowl's family, Super Bowl's friends. You play a lot of roles, Hines is right.
This is all about 2022 and 2024, they are engaged in an all-out assault on our voters because they are determined to never let a Democrat win the state again. And we're going to fight them tooth and nail.
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