deliver the goods vs nail down

nail down vs deliver the goods

deliver the goods and nail down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deliver the goods	No	No	Yes	No
nail down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nail down is a hyponym of deliver the goods; that is, nail down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deliver the goods:

deliver the goods: attain success or reach a desired goal
nail down: succeed in obtaining a position

Other hyponyms of deliver the goods include hit, bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off, clear, pass, hit the jackpot, luck out, nail, peg, make it, pass, run, act, work, pan out, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, arrive, get in, go far, make it, slay.

deliver the goods (verb)	nail down (verb)
attain success or reach a desired goal	make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
	define clearly
	succeed in obtaining a position

Difference between deliver the goods and nail down

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