Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The family discussed the crime committed and resolved to nail the lie to the counter?

Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The family discussed the crime committed and resolved to nail the lie to the counter?

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The option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word is "expose it publicly". "Nail the lie to the counter" is an idiomatic expression that means to expose a falsehood or prove something to be untrue. Therefore, the family discussed the crime committed and resolved to expose it publicly.