can't nail (something) down



can't nail (something) down

Unable to complete, do correctly, or be certain of some task or thing. I've been working on my speech for an hour, but I can't seem to nail it down. They couldn't nail down the terms of their agreement. I know I've heard this song before, but I can't quite nail it down.
See also: down, nail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Isiahie-ZIE-əEnglish
Baltasar (1)bahl-tah-SAHRSpanish
Parnel-English (Archaic)
Swapan-Bengali
HaraldHAH-rahlt (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Rajeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali