Give
Give verb - To make a present of.
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
How words are described
| human | human give | human nail |
| long | long give | long nail |
| correct | correct give | correct nail |
| big | big give | big nail |
| Other adjectives: huge, bad, main. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Variant in The Berenstain Bears book "The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit": to help Sister Bear break her bad habit of nail biting, she gets ten pennies a week and has to give one back for every nail she bit.
Source: The Swear Jar -
The manga does give them names in the end: Ero Freak's name is Yamabuki Tsubasa, the yaoi fangirl is Aizawa Risona, and the 'normal' girl with the nail bat is Amane Mizuho.
Source: Manga / Mahoraba -
She is said to have affixed at least one nail to the bridle of her son's horse to give him protection in battle.
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