to punish or discipline extremely harshly

Alternative form of another nail in someone's coffin

plural of nail polish remover

(idiomatic) An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

(US, slang, rare) To do something that is impossible or very difficult, with connotations of pointlessness.

(idiomatic) To squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.

To clearly show one's support for a side or opinion in a dispute, often indicating an intention to defend that side to the end.

Alternative spelling of nail one's colours to the mast

(colloquial) furiously angry

To do something tending to hasten someone's death or ruin.