nail the hammer on the head in English

Audio: En-au-nail the hammer on the head.ogg

[Australia] Forms: nails the hammer on the head [present, singular, third-person], nailing the hammer on the head [participle, present], nailed the hammer on the head [participle, past], nailed the hammer on the head [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nail the hammer on the head (third-person singular simple present nails the hammer on the head, present participle nailing the hammer on the head, simple past and past participle nailed the hammer on the head)

Inflected forms

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"nail the hammer on the head" meaning in English

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