English Explanatory Dictionary

nail to the counter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To expose publicly as false.

Word forms

nail to the counter nails to the counter nailing to the counter nailed to the counter

Etymology

From the old practice of nailing a counterfeit coin to a shop counter.

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