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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Fasten

Like one drowning fastens upon anything that is next at hand.
—John Earle

Fastened like nails in a cartwheel.
—Sir Walter Raleigh

Fasten him as a nail in a sure place.
—Old Testament