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[nor] See: NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, NEITHER HIDE NOR HAIR.
[no sale] See: NO DEAL.
[nose] See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE’S NOSE TO SPITE ONE’S FACE, FOLLOW ONE’S NOSE, GO INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE, HARD-NOSED, KEEP ONE’S NOSE CLEAN, KEEP ONE’S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE, LEAD BY THE NOSE, LOOK DOWN ONE’S NOSE AT, ON THE NOSE, PAY THROUGH THE NOSE, PUT ONE’S NOSE OUT OF JOINT, SEE BEYOND ONE’S NOSE, SKIN OFF ONE’S NOSE, THUMB ONE’S NOSE, TURN UP ONE’S NOSE AT, UNDER ONE’S NOSE.
[nose about] or [nose around]{v. phr.}, {informal} To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. •/In Grandmother’s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures./ •/The detective was nosing around in the crowd looking for pickpockets./
[nose down]{v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down the nose of. •/The big airliner began to nose down for a landing./ •/The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway./
[nose in(1)] or [nose into(1)]{informal} Prying or pestering interest in; unwelcome interest in; impolite curiosity. •/He always had his nose in other people’s business./ Contrast: NOSE OUT OF.
[nose in(2)] or [nose into(2)]{v.} To move in close; move slowly in with the front first. •/The ship nosed into the pier./ •/The car nosed into the curb./
[nose in a book]{n. phr.} Busy interest in reading. — Used with a possessive. •/Mother can’t get Mary to help do the housework; she always has her nose in a book./
[nose is out of joint] See: PUT ONE’S NOSE OUT OF JOINT.
[nose out]{v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover. •/The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination./ 2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest. •/The horse we liked nosed out the second horse in a very close finish./ •/The Democratic candidate nosed out his rival for Congress by a few hundred votes./
[nose out of]{informal} Curious attention; bothering. — Usually used with a possessive and usually used with "keep". •/When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business./ Contrast: NOSE IN.
[nose over]{v.} To turn over on the nose so as to land upside down. •/The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over./
[nose up]{v.} To head up; incline the forward end upwards; move up. •/The airplane nosed up through the cloud bank./ •/The pilot nosed the plane up from the field./
[no-show]{n.}, {informal} A person who makes a reservation, e.g., at a hotel or at an airline, and then neither claims nor cancels it. •/The airlines were messed up because of a great number of no-show passengers. /
[no sooner --- than] As soon as; at once when; immediately when. •/No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him./ •/No sooner were the picnic baskets unpacked than it began to rain./
[no spring chicken]{n. phr.} A person who is no longer young. •/Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her./
[no sweat(1)]{adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Easily accomplished, uncomplicated. •/That job was no sweat./
[no sweat(2)]{adv.} Easily. •/We did it no sweat./
[not a few] See: QUITE A FEW.
[not a leg to stand on]{n. phr.}, {informal} No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer. •/The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on./
[not a little] See: QUITE A LITTLE.
[not all there]{adj. phr.} Not completely alert mentally; absentminded; not together. •/Bill is a wonderful guy but he is just not all there./
[not at all] See: AT ALL.
[not bad] or [not so bad] or [not half bad]{adj.}, {informal} Pretty good; all right; good enough. •/The party last night was not bad./ •/It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go./ •/The show was not half bad./
[not by a long shot] See: BY A LONG SHOT.
[not by any means] See: BY NO MEANS.
[notch] See: TIGHTEN ONE’S BELT.
[note] See: COMPARE NOTES, TAKE NOTE OF.
[not for all the coffee in Brazil] or [not for all the tea in China] or [not for anything in the world ] or [not for love or money] See: NOT FOR THE WORLD.
[not for the world] or [not for worlds]{adv. phr.} Not at any price; not for anything. •/I wouldn’t hurt his feelings for the world./ •/Not for worlds would he let his children go hungry./