Begin
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
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Common collocations
| time | begin time | nail time |
Both words in one sentence
- The puzzles in Limbo of the Lost were the final nail on the coffin for the game, as half the time they don't even begin to make sense.
Source: Guide Dang It / Adventure -
When a search party finds them somehow alive, regressed to a near-feral state, he fights tooth and nail to bring them home so they can begin the healing process.
Source: Film / Mama -
For Want of a Nail: If it wasn't for Jyunichi (who was quite a minor character to begin with) killing Aisha in Saints Row 2, Kia probably wouldn't have joined STAG, meaning the Serious ending would have never happened.
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