NAIL
ON THE NAIL :immediately. he makes payment on the nail.
AS HARD AS NAILS :in fine training. our soldiers are hard as nails.
NAIL UP : close. the matter was nailed up
A NAIL IN COFFIN : something which is very bad for health. every
cigarette you smoke is another nail in your coffin.
HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD : to be absolutely accurate description
of something or someone, in an estimate of something. you hit the
nair(right) on the head when you described her as being naive.
NAME
NAME AFTER : give the name as. i was name after my father.
IN THE NAME OF GOODNESS : for the sake of goodness. please do
this work in the name of goodness.
NAME IS MUD :one is ine trouble; a person is blamed or no
longer liked . if you tell your mother i spilled ink on her rug, my
name will be mud.
GIVE A BAD NAME : to cause harm to the reputation of. this mix
up is the kind of thing that gives our firm a bad name.
IN THE NAME OF : by the authority of. i arrest you in the name of the king
MAKE A NAME FOR ONESELF : to become famous. he made a name for
himself as the first mane to step on the moon.
TO ONE'S NAME : owned by one or in one possession. he has not a
penny to his name.
TO PUT ONE'S NAME DOWN FOR : to apply as a candidate. he has put
his name down for the post of a store keeper.
TO CALL NAMES : abuse, do not call any body names.
NARROW
A NARROW MARGIN :very little. he passed the examination by a
narrow margin.
A NARROW ESCAPE : to escape with the slighest margin. he had a
narrow escape.
A NARROW-MINDED : unwilling to accept idead different fro one's
won. he is so narrow minded that he disapproves of all young people.
NATURE
THE CALL OF NATURE : the need to go to the lavatory. i must
answer the call of nature before i leave the house.
IN A STATE OF NATURE : without any clothes on. the neighburs
were offered when she took to doing exercise on her veranda in a state
of nature.
BY NATURE :inherently. she is good by nature.
IN NATURE : existing everywhere. who would not love in nature.
NEAR
A NEAR MISS :something unpleasant that very nearly happened.
that was a near miss-that bus very nearly hit the cyclist.
A NEAR THING : something which comes close to failing. we
just managed to catch the train but it was a near thing.
ONE'S NEAREST AND DEAREST : one,s immediate family. he liked
to spend the weekends with his nearest and dearest.
NEAR BY :close by adjacent. my house is near by the railway.
FAR AND NEAR : everywhere. god exists far and wide.
AS NEAR AS DAMMIT : very nearly. our jumble sale raised
rs1000/ as near as dammit.
NECESSARY
NECESSARY FOR :food is most necessary for life.
NECESSITY
UNDER THE NECESSITY : compelled. he is under the necessity
of selling his car.
OFF NECESSITY : necessarily. he become a thief of necessity.
NECK
NECK OR NOTHING :expression used to show that someone is
willing to risk everything. i am risking all my money on the success
of this invention; if it fails i am ruined; its neck or nothing.
NECK AND NECK :racing side by side;level. the horses ran
neck and neck.
NECK AND CROP :headlong. i will throw you out of the house
neck and crop.
NEEDFUL
DO THE NEEDFUL :do what is necessary. she wants a taxi.will
you do the needful.
NEGATIVE
IN THE NEGATIVE : no. i asked him if his brother was at
home, he answered in the negative.
NEIGHBOUR
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF : approximately. there must have
been in the neighbourhood of five hundred people there.
NELLIE
NOT ON YOUR NELLIE :certainly not."would you ask your boss
if we could have a pay-rise." not on your nellie.
NERVE
HAS NERVES OF STEEL :is not easily upset. nehruji had
nerves of steel.
GET ON ONE'S NERVESS : irritate by the repetition of some
annyoing action. his continual sniffing gets on my nerves.
A BAG OF NERVES :a very flexible, anxious, easily
frightened person. monica cannot work under pressure- she is just a
bag of nerves
HAVE A NERVE :to shoe rudeness. he has a nerve coming in
her and telling me to make him a cup of tea!
NEST
A NEST-EGG : something saved up for the future. i have a
nest-egg in the bank.
NEVER
NEVER MIND :do not trouble about it." what about money"?
"never mind that; i will care of it.
NEVER SAY DIE :determined. it was his never-say-die spirit
which took him to the top of mountain.
ON THE NEVER-NEVER : by hire purchase. they bought a new
three piece suit and a colour television on the never-never.
NEW
NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN :a new person makes nany changes.
the new superintendent has changes many of the school rules. a new
broom sweeps clean.
NEW WORLD :america. columbus discovered the new world.
TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF : to lead a new life. sardar
patel turned over a new leaf at the age.
NEW PERSON : a person who become very much better. diet
and excercise made a new person.
NEWS
BREAK THE NEWS :to tell about something,usually something
unpleasant, that has happened. i had to break the news of her
daughter's death.
BE NEWS TO :to be a fact etc. not proviously known to.
it may be true that rakesh is married, but it is certainly news to me!
NEXT
NEXT DOOR TO :very nearly. his statement are next door to lying.
HIS NEXT :his wife. his next was a clerk.
HER NEXT :husband. her next was a bookseller.
NEXT OF KIN : nearest relative. she is my next of kin.
NEXT TO NOTHING : almost nothing. we had a lot of cakes
to sell when the sale began, but there's next to nothing left now.
NICK
IN THE NICK OF TIME :just in time. the police arrive in
the neck of time.
IN GOOD NICK : in good condition. this car's in very good nick.
NIGHT
DAY AND NIGHT : at all hours. he is thinking day and night.
A NIGHT CAP : a drink taken just before going to bed at
night. will you have a glass of whisky as a night cap.
A NIGHT OWL :a person who is in the habit of staying up
late ate night. neena is night owl- she never goes to bed before2
a.m.
NINE
NINE DAY'S WONDER :something which everybody talk about
for a short time. the fact that the new doctor was nine day's wonder
in the village.
NIP
NIP AND TUCK :evenly matched; hard fought to the finish.
the game was nip and tuck until the last minute.
TO NIP IN THE BUD : to destroy before it develops. a bad
habits can best be nipped in the bud.
NO
NO GO :unsuccessful;useless;not getting agreement or
approval. i asked if he would agree to out plans, but itis go, iam
afraid.
NO WAY :certainly not; under no circumstaces. she was
looking for an invitation, but no way was i inviting her!
NO END :almost without stopping; continually. the baby
cried no end.
NOSE
NOSE IN : prying or pestering interest in. he always had
nose in other people business.
UNDER ONE'S NOSE : a near and obvioius place. the dog
stole the fish from under my nose.
TURN UP ONE'S NOSE AT :sneer at;scorn. he turned up his
nose at a seat in the gallery these days.
PLAN AS THE NOSE IN YOUR FACE :easily seen. your duty is
plan as the nose in your face.
TO COUNT NOSES :to count supporters. let us count the
noses behind us.
PUT ONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT : supersede. i hope the new
baby will not put young papu's nose out of joint.
PAY THROUGH THE NOSE :pay too much. you will have to pay
through the nose if you stay at hotel.
NOSE DOWN : to head down; bring down the nose of. the big
airliner began to nose down for a landing.
NOT
NOT WORTH A RAP :of no values; worthless. his ideas are
not worth a rap; pay no attention to what he says.
NOT ON YOUR LIFE :certainly not; not ever; not for any
reason. i wouldnot drive a car with brakes like that -not on your
life.
NOT SO :no; a general negative. you will apologize. not so.
NOT IN THE LEAST : not to any degree whatever. i was not
in the least afraid.
NOT BAD : pretty good; all right; goog enough. the party
last night was not bad.
NOTE
TO MAKE A NOTE OF :record. please make a note of his speech.
OF NOTE : famous; distinguished or important;worth
mentioning. no one of note was at his party.
NOTHING
FOR NOTHING :uselessly. i did all that work for nothing.
NOTHING DOING : i will not do it; certainly not; no
indeed; no." will you lend me a dollor?" "nothing doing!"
NOTHING LIKE AS GOOD AS :not nearly as good as. he is
nothing like as good as his brother at brother at sports.
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT : person or thing that is
not very interesting or unsusal. i donot see why she is so attracted
to him; he is really nothig to write home about.
NOTHING VENTURE :if one does not take a risk, one will
never be successful. i have invested everything i own in this new
business; i may fail,but nothing venture,nothing win.
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS :one success leads to
another. his brilliant performance as a footballer led to his being
given a good job in television ; nothing succeds like success.
TO HAVE NOTHING : to be without individuality. she has
nothing in her.
COME TO NOTHING: turn out useless. all his schemes has
come to nothing.
NOTICE
AT SHORT NOTICE :at the end of an unexpectedly short
period. we have to leave for bombay at short notice.
NOW
AS OF NOW :from this time on. this new rules apply as of now.
JUST NOW :almost. he was here just now.
EVERY NOW AND THEN/AGAIN : sometimes; occassionally. we
go to the theatre every now and then; i see him at the club every now
and again.
NUDE
IN THE NUDE : without clothes. she always takes
sunbathes in the nude.
NUMBER
NUMBER ONE :oneself. no matter how unselfish you are.
there comes a time when you have to think first of number one
HIS NUMBER IS UP :he is about to die,to suffer something
unpleasant etc. when the police arrived, the thieves know their number
was up.
NUT
IN A NUTSHELL : stated very briefly. in a nutshell we
are getting married tomorrow.
THE NUTS AND BOLTS : the basic facts or important
practical details about something. after five year as sales manager he
is very familiar with nuts and bolts of export marketing.
A HARD NUT TO CRACK : a difficult problem. finding the
money to launch our new firm will be a hard nut to crack.
NUTS ON :extremely fond of; very interested in. he is
nuts on old cars; he is collected about dozen of them.
ON THE NAIL :immediately. he makes payment on the nail.
AS HARD AS NAILS :in fine training. our soldiers are hard as nails.
NAIL UP : close. the matter was nailed up
A NAIL IN COFFIN : something which is very bad for health. every
cigarette you smoke is another nail in your coffin.
HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD : to be absolutely accurate description
of something or someone, in an estimate of something. you hit the
nair(right) on the head when you described her as being naive.
NAME
NAME AFTER : give the name as. i was name after my father.
IN THE NAME OF GOODNESS : for the sake of goodness. please do
this work in the name of goodness.
NAME IS MUD :one is ine trouble; a person is blamed or no
longer liked . if you tell your mother i spilled ink on her rug, my
name will be mud.
GIVE A BAD NAME : to cause harm to the reputation of. this mix
up is the kind of thing that gives our firm a bad name.
IN THE NAME OF : by the authority of. i arrest you in the name of the king
MAKE A NAME FOR ONESELF : to become famous. he made a name for
himself as the first mane to step on the moon.
TO ONE'S NAME : owned by one or in one possession. he has not a
penny to his name.
TO PUT ONE'S NAME DOWN FOR : to apply as a candidate. he has put
his name down for the post of a store keeper.
TO CALL NAMES : abuse, do not call any body names.
NARROW
A NARROW MARGIN :very little. he passed the examination by a
narrow margin.
A NARROW ESCAPE : to escape with the slighest margin. he had a
narrow escape.
A NARROW-MINDED : unwilling to accept idead different fro one's
won. he is so narrow minded that he disapproves of all young people.
NATURE
THE CALL OF NATURE : the need to go to the lavatory. i must
answer the call of nature before i leave the house.
IN A STATE OF NATURE : without any clothes on. the neighburs
were offered when she took to doing exercise on her veranda in a state
of nature.
BY NATURE :inherently. she is good by nature.
IN NATURE : existing everywhere. who would not love in nature.
NEAR
A NEAR MISS :something unpleasant that very nearly happened.
that was a near miss-that bus very nearly hit the cyclist.
A NEAR THING : something which comes close to failing. we
just managed to catch the train but it was a near thing.
ONE'S NEAREST AND DEAREST : one,s immediate family. he liked
to spend the weekends with his nearest and dearest.
NEAR BY :close by adjacent. my house is near by the railway.
FAR AND NEAR : everywhere. god exists far and wide.
AS NEAR AS DAMMIT : very nearly. our jumble sale raised
rs1000/ as near as dammit.
NECESSARY
NECESSARY FOR :food is most necessary for life.
NECESSITY
UNDER THE NECESSITY : compelled. he is under the necessity
of selling his car.
OFF NECESSITY : necessarily. he become a thief of necessity.
NECK
NECK OR NOTHING :expression used to show that someone is
willing to risk everything. i am risking all my money on the success
of this invention; if it fails i am ruined; its neck or nothing.
NECK AND NECK :racing side by side;level. the horses ran
neck and neck.
NECK AND CROP :headlong. i will throw you out of the house
neck and crop.
NEEDFUL
DO THE NEEDFUL :do what is necessary. she wants a taxi.will
you do the needful.
NEGATIVE
IN THE NEGATIVE : no. i asked him if his brother was at
home, he answered in the negative.
NEIGHBOUR
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF : approximately. there must have
been in the neighbourhood of five hundred people there.
NELLIE
NOT ON YOUR NELLIE :certainly not."would you ask your boss
if we could have a pay-rise." not on your nellie.
NERVE
HAS NERVES OF STEEL :is not easily upset. nehruji had
nerves of steel.
GET ON ONE'S NERVESS : irritate by the repetition of some
annyoing action. his continual sniffing gets on my nerves.
A BAG OF NERVES :a very flexible, anxious, easily
frightened person. monica cannot work under pressure- she is just a
bag of nerves
HAVE A NERVE :to shoe rudeness. he has a nerve coming in
her and telling me to make him a cup of tea!
NEST
A NEST-EGG : something saved up for the future. i have a
nest-egg in the bank.
NEVER
NEVER MIND :do not trouble about it." what about money"?
"never mind that; i will care of it.
NEVER SAY DIE :determined. it was his never-say-die spirit
which took him to the top of mountain.
ON THE NEVER-NEVER : by hire purchase. they bought a new
three piece suit and a colour television on the never-never.
NEW
NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN :a new person makes nany changes.
the new superintendent has changes many of the school rules. a new
broom sweeps clean.
NEW WORLD :america. columbus discovered the new world.
TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF : to lead a new life. sardar
patel turned over a new leaf at the age.
NEW PERSON : a person who become very much better. diet
and excercise made a new person.
NEWS
BREAK THE NEWS :to tell about something,usually something
unpleasant, that has happened. i had to break the news of her
daughter's death.
BE NEWS TO :to be a fact etc. not proviously known to.
it may be true that rakesh is married, but it is certainly news to me!
NEXT
NEXT DOOR TO :very nearly. his statement are next door to lying.
HIS NEXT :his wife. his next was a clerk.
HER NEXT :husband. her next was a bookseller.
NEXT OF KIN : nearest relative. she is my next of kin.
NEXT TO NOTHING : almost nothing. we had a lot of cakes
to sell when the sale began, but there's next to nothing left now.
NICK
IN THE NICK OF TIME :just in time. the police arrive in
the neck of time.
IN GOOD NICK : in good condition. this car's in very good nick.
NIGHT
DAY AND NIGHT : at all hours. he is thinking day and night.
A NIGHT CAP : a drink taken just before going to bed at
night. will you have a glass of whisky as a night cap.
A NIGHT OWL :a person who is in the habit of staying up
late ate night. neena is night owl- she never goes to bed before2
a.m.
NINE
NINE DAY'S WONDER :something which everybody talk about
for a short time. the fact that the new doctor was nine day's wonder
in the village.
NIP
NIP AND TUCK :evenly matched; hard fought to the finish.
the game was nip and tuck until the last minute.
TO NIP IN THE BUD : to destroy before it develops. a bad
habits can best be nipped in the bud.
NO
NO GO :unsuccessful;useless;not getting agreement or
approval. i asked if he would agree to out plans, but itis go, iam
afraid.
NO WAY :certainly not; under no circumstaces. she was
looking for an invitation, but no way was i inviting her!
NO END :almost without stopping; continually. the baby
cried no end.
NOSE
NOSE IN : prying or pestering interest in. he always had
nose in other people business.
UNDER ONE'S NOSE : a near and obvioius place. the dog
stole the fish from under my nose.
TURN UP ONE'S NOSE AT :sneer at;scorn. he turned up his
nose at a seat in the gallery these days.
PLAN AS THE NOSE IN YOUR FACE :easily seen. your duty is
plan as the nose in your face.
TO COUNT NOSES :to count supporters. let us count the
noses behind us.
PUT ONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT : supersede. i hope the new
baby will not put young papu's nose out of joint.
PAY THROUGH THE NOSE :pay too much. you will have to pay
through the nose if you stay at hotel.
NOSE DOWN : to head down; bring down the nose of. the big
airliner began to nose down for a landing.
NOT
NOT WORTH A RAP :of no values; worthless. his ideas are
not worth a rap; pay no attention to what he says.
NOT ON YOUR LIFE :certainly not; not ever; not for any
reason. i wouldnot drive a car with brakes like that -not on your
life.
NOT SO :no; a general negative. you will apologize. not so.
NOT IN THE LEAST : not to any degree whatever. i was not
in the least afraid.
NOT BAD : pretty good; all right; goog enough. the party
last night was not bad.
NOTE
TO MAKE A NOTE OF :record. please make a note of his speech.
OF NOTE : famous; distinguished or important;worth
mentioning. no one of note was at his party.
NOTHING
FOR NOTHING :uselessly. i did all that work for nothing.
NOTHING DOING : i will not do it; certainly not; no
indeed; no." will you lend me a dollor?" "nothing doing!"
NOTHING LIKE AS GOOD AS :not nearly as good as. he is
nothing like as good as his brother at brother at sports.
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT : person or thing that is
not very interesting or unsusal. i donot see why she is so attracted
to him; he is really nothig to write home about.
NOTHING VENTURE :if one does not take a risk, one will
never be successful. i have invested everything i own in this new
business; i may fail,but nothing venture,nothing win.
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS :one success leads to
another. his brilliant performance as a footballer led to his being
given a good job in television ; nothing succeds like success.
TO HAVE NOTHING : to be without individuality. she has
nothing in her.
COME TO NOTHING: turn out useless. all his schemes has
come to nothing.
NOTICE
AT SHORT NOTICE :at the end of an unexpectedly short
period. we have to leave for bombay at short notice.
NOW
AS OF NOW :from this time on. this new rules apply as of now.
JUST NOW :almost. he was here just now.
EVERY NOW AND THEN/AGAIN : sometimes; occassionally. we
go to the theatre every now and then; i see him at the club every now
and again.
NUDE
IN THE NUDE : without clothes. she always takes
sunbathes in the nude.
NUMBER
NUMBER ONE :oneself. no matter how unselfish you are.
there comes a time when you have to think first of number one
HIS NUMBER IS UP :he is about to die,to suffer something
unpleasant etc. when the police arrived, the thieves know their number
was up.
NUT
IN A NUTSHELL : stated very briefly. in a nutshell we
are getting married tomorrow.
THE NUTS AND BOLTS : the basic facts or important
practical details about something. after five year as sales manager he
is very familiar with nuts and bolts of export marketing.
A HARD NUT TO CRACK : a difficult problem. finding the
money to launch our new firm will be a hard nut to crack.
NUTS ON :extremely fond of; very interested in. he is
nuts on old cars; he is collected about dozen of them.
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