nail it down
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t seem right to nail it down.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023
In a study published in 2014, Long worked with a team of ichthyologists at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif., led by the late Jeff Graham, to nail it down.
From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2020
"You really can't nail it down to lack of innovation alone," said John Brebeck, senior Taipei advisor with Hong Kong investment consultant Peace Field.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2015
I had to nail it down – and say, 'Come on, please look at this more closely.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2012
She tried to crawl into the narrow crowded closet to nail it down but her voluminous nightgown got her tangled up.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
