"enfoncer le clou" meaning in French

See enfoncer le clou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se lə klu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-enfoncer le clou.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} enfoncer le clou
  1. (informal, figurative) to ram something home, to drive a lesson home (to repeat something insistently so that it is understood) Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: insister Related terms: en rajouter une couche, en remettre une couche
    Sense id: en-enfoncer_le_clou-fr-verb-0uA8qg9Q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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