(chiefly UK, idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

(slang) Remarkably stupid.

(Britain, derogatory) Alternative form of dumb as a bag of hammers

(idiomatic) To treat very harshly.

simple past tense and past participle of nail the hammer on the head

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nail the hammer on the head

(idiomatic, rare) To solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.

present participle of nail the hammer on the head

plural of cross peen hammer

plural of straight peen hammer