Showing results for nailed-on. Search instead for Nailed+Down.

nailed-on

British

adjective

slang certain, definite; guaranteed to be successful

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Rugby Union Weekly: A concern at the lack of nailed-on starters?

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park was always a shoo-in and England's Alex Mitchell was nailed-on to be the second scrum-half.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

The strength and depth England have, looking ahead 18-19 months to the World Cup, there is only one nailed-on starter and that is Jordan Pickford.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

So this isn’t a nailed-on 4-0 away win to which City cruise after a couple of minor early scares.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2021

Plenty to look forward to, and the latest from the wheelchair events, too, where David Weir returns to the stage for the 22nd time, though Marcel Hug looks a nailed-on favourite.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2021

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023