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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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religion is like a nail, the deeper you hammer it, the deeper it goes.Addresses the folly of religous intolerance. Criticizing a person's beliefs is more likely to deepen their convictions rather than convince them to change.Rate it:

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Hit the Nail Right on the HeadTo say something exactly accurate or correct, to reach at right conclusion of somethingRate it:

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hit the nail on the headTo identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the headTo do the right thing at the right time and in right way.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the head!To do something perfectly, to give a textbook answer to a question that shows you grasp the concept at hand.Rate it:

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hammer and sickleA depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.Rate it:

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hammer outTo come to an agreement after much arguing.Rate it:

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hammer homeUntil or so that a person or group of people understands it.Rate it:

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between the hammer and the anvilWith the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.Rate it:

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bring down the hammerTo treat very harshly.Rate it:

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hammer and sickleUsed other than as an idiom: see hammer, and, sickle.Rate it:

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hammer and tongsWith tools indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm.Rate it:

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hammer outto play something on the pianoRate it:

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hammer-headedHaving a head in the shape of a hammerRate it:

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hammer-headedstupid, ignorantRate it:

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put the hammer downTo drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:

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head to headTo confront face to face; fight one on one.Rate it:

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dumber than a door-nailSomeone who is just stupid, and doesn't even know what doornail means anyway so isn't really insulted by the term anyway.Rate it:

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fight tooth and nailTo use every means possible to overcome a difficult opposition.Rate it:

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on the nail(of payment) without delayRate it:

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up nellie's on a nailWhat my mother used to say if I asked her where something was when I couldn't find itRate it:

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nail downFirm or certain.Rate it:

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final nail in the coffinSomething that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.Rate it:

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nail biterAn engaging or exciting cliffhanger.Rate it:

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nail biterA nervous or uncomfortable situation.Rate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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another nail in one's coffinOne in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nailAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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Fight Tooth and NailTo fight vigorously and ferociously, to make tiring effort to get somethingRate it:

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last nail in the coffinAlternative form of final nail in the coffinRate it:

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nail biterOne who bites or chews his or her fingernails.Rate it:

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nail downTo attach with nails.Rate it:

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nail in the coffinAn action that will lead something to come to a final finish.Rate it:

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snail it, until you nail it!When you’re practicing a musical piece and mistakes are happening. Slow it down at a snails pace and get it right and then speed it up.Rate it:

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tattle tell, tattle tell, hang your britches on a nail.If you tell, we hope you snag your britches.Rate it:

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tooth and nailTaking everything bodily you possibly could offer/ use to get the job or task done, usually referring to an tough battle ahead. Battle usually a physical fight, or harsh obstacles were to be meet with this plight, but you or many were going to give it your all.Rate it:

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tooth-and-nailviciously, violentlyRate it:

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tooth-and-nailvicious; violent; full of strength and powerRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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g'headContraction of go ahead.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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lose one's head if it wasn't attachedprone to mislaying things.Rate it:

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make head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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off the top of one's headWithout great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand.Rate it:

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the fish rots from the headBad leaders damage an organization.Rate it:

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turn someone's headTo attract someone's romantic interest.Rate it:

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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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