English Explanatory Dictionary

drive a nail where it will go

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take a pragmatic or expedient approach, rather than the ideal.

Word forms

drive a nail where it will go drives a nail where it will go driving a nail where it will go drove a nail where it would go driven a nail where it would go
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