nail down
用釘子釘牢,使確定下來,要明確表態,使履行諾言
nail down
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
Harvard" [syn: nail, peg]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: pin down, peg down, narrow down, narrow,
specify]
3: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
"let's finalize the proposal" [syn: finalize, finalise,
settle]