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open a keg of nails - have a (strong alcoholic) drink, especially with the purpose of getting drunk (and other similar variations around this central theme, which seems also now to extend to socialising over a drink for lively discussion) - the expression 'open a keg of nails' (according to Cassells) has been in use since the 1930s USA when it originally meant to get drunk on corn whiskey. The metaphor is based on opening a keg (vessel, bottle, barrel, flagon, etc) of drink whose contents are menacing (hence the allusion to nails). The allusion to nails, which obviously have hard sharp points, is similar to that used in the expression 'to spike' a drink, ie., to secretly add a strong spirit to another weaker drink, usually already in a glass or tumbler, with the aim of getting the victim drunk. As such the association between nails and the potent effects of strong and/or a lot of alcohol is a natural one for people to use and relate to.
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What's the saying Open up a keg of nails mean?
It means to drink alcohol, usually with the intention of getting drunk.
What does gaping mean?
It can mean staring, open-mouthed, but is normally used to mean an open fissure or crack
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open hearted
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open book
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It means you have one eye open. If you mean the idiom "sleep with one eye open," it means that you are staying alert at all times in case of disaster.
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It means that you are not getting enough calcium try drinking milk!
Is Pro Nails open on Sunday?
No
What's the saying Open up a keg of nails mean?
It means to drink alcohol, usually with the intention of getting drunk.
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No. That is outside the scope of practice for a massage therapist. An open bite is referred to as a malocclusion and should be treated by an Orthodontist.
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they just open their mouth then bite
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His/her mouth is open.
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Open a window or paint them outside.
Can you open a puppies eyes?
No, you shouldn't. They will bite your penis off.
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Tough as Nails - 2010 Open House Cindy Style 1-1 was released on: USA: 18 March 2010
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you can open doors easy you can remove nails self defense :)
What animal has the weakest bite?
There is no measure for "weakest bite." The animal with the weakest bite would be one without teeth or that can barely open its mouth.
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It will hiss and open it's mouth
