on the nail

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on the nail: ((down) on the nail)

сразу, немедленно (преим. о платеже; обыкн. употр. с гл. to pay)

Isn't the first thing, Michael, to get the diary printed so that it looks ready to come out on the nail? (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XXXIV) — Но, Майкл, по-моему, первым делом надо послать дневник в типографию, тогда будет ясно, что он вот-вот выйдет в свет.

If you want to leave Chicago and stay away three years or more. I will see that you are paid five thousand dollars every year on January first - on the nail - five thousand dollars! (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XX) — Покиньте Чикаго, не возвращайтесь сюда года три или больше, и я позабочусь о том, чтобы вы ежегодно первого января день в день получали на руки пять тысяч долларов.

They were worth at least two thousand pounds on the nail - that had been proved. (Gr. Greene, ‘Confidential Agent’, part I, ch. II) — Эти документы стоят по меньшей мере две тысячи фунтов, и купят их немедленно. Это доказано.

You know how I am; if I can't pay on the nail, I don't buy. (J. Updike, ‘The Poorhouse Fair’, ch. III) — Ты же знаешь меня. Я ничего не покупаю, если не могу сразу расплатиться.

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