Acrylic Nails 
To dream of having your nails polished could represent your desire for style and charisma. If the nail snaps, you may be attempting to stay away from a situation or duty.
Nails
To dream of hammering nails represents strength and ability in negotiations. The wisecrack, 'getting nailed,' may mean getting caught or suggest sexuality. On the other hand, the phrase 'hitting the nail on the head' means taking full control of a situation.
To notice nails in your dream suggests tiresome labor for insufficient salary.
To see crooked, broken, and corroded nails in your dream means disease or business failure.
A dream involving a scene where you actually hurt yourself with a nail suggests the need to be cautious and tactful in communicating with others.
*See Fingernails.
Nail File
To dream of a nail file suggests there is work to be done before you can move forward in a situation where presentation is required.
To dream of filing down long nails indicates that attention to detail is necessary.
To be filing already too short fingernails shows a neurotic tendency to continue projects long after they are satisfactorily complete and ready to present.
Nail Polish
To dream of nail polish implies that there are finishing touches to be made before you are ready to move on from a situation in your waking life.
To be applying nail polish carefully shows a determined and focused individual. It also suggests that either an aspect of yourself or another person may be about to help you move on from an emotional situation that has kept you in limbo until now. Note the color of the nail polish and what that may mean to you.
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