spit nails
To speak or sputter in a very angry manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He is spitting nails because he missed his train.”
“When the manager saw the broken equipment, he started spitting nails and demanded to know who was responsible.”
“Upon discovering that his private correspondence had been leaked to the press, the politician began spitting nails, his face turning a deep shade of crimson as he confronted his staff.”
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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bite one's nails
To worry or fret over something.
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chew the meat and spit out the bones
To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
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dummy spit
The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
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final nail in the coffin
Something that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.
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hard as nails
Very unsympathetic; callous
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hit the nail on the head
To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
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last nail in the coffin
Alternative form of final nail in the coffin.
Last updated August 10, 2026