Ace
Ace verb - Succeed at easily.
Nails
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In the Ace Attorney manga, Raymond Spume becomes enraged when Sparkle Land publicity assistant Julie bites her nails, believing it to be a bad habit and unprofessional to do it in public.
Source: Berserk Button / Anime and Manga - Raymond Spume of the Ace Attorney manga plays the heroic Sparklestar for Sparkle Land, but makes snide comments about his fellow employees and yells at his assistant Julie for biting her nails.
Source: Nice Character, Mean Actor -
Manly Guys Doing Manly Things: D37-9E-A53 (Ace to his friends and family) is a vat-grown time-travelling spacefuture Super Soldier rather than a spy, but otherwise nails pretty much the trope spot on.
Source: Tuxedo and Martini
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Nails and Ace. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ace/nails
Ace & Nails. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ace/nails>.
Nails or Ace. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ace/nails.
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