nailed on

adjective
🔊/ˌneɪld ˈɒn/
🔊/ˌneɪld ˈɑːn/
(British English, informal)
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  1. certain or definite确定无疑;板上钉钉
    • The referee refused to award a nailed-on penalty.裁判拒绝判罚。
    • be nailed on for something He thought he was nailed on for the England job.他以为自己在英格兰工作上被钉上钉子。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
  2. (in betting) believed to be very likely to succeed(打赌)胜算很大的
    • a nailed-on bet胜算很大的赌局