Common Idioms (N)
An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words. Instead, it has a figurative meaning that is culturally understood by native speakers. "Not one's cup of tea" is an example of an idiom beginning with N.- Not one's cup of tea refers to something disliked or out of field of expertise.
- Horror movies are not my cup of tea.
- nail down
- nail the hammer on the head
- naked ape
- name and shame
- name names
- name of the game
- name one's poison
- na-na na-na boo-boo
- Nantucket sleigh ride
- narrow down
- native soil
- nature calls
- nature of the beast
- near and dear
- nearest and dearest
- near post
- neat and tidy
- necessary evil
- necker's knob
- neck of the woods
- necktie party
- needle drop
- needle in a haystack
- needless to say
- need to know
- need yesterday
- neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
- neither fish nor fowl
- neither here nor there
- nerve shredder
- nerves of steel
- nervous hit
- never in a million years
- never in a month of Sundays
- never mind
- never the twain shall meet
- never you mind
- new dawn
- new kid on the block
- new normal
- new wine in an old bottle
- new wine in an old wineskin
- next level
- next thing one knows
- nice guy
- nice guys finish last
- nickel
- nickel and dime
- nickel nurser
- nickel tour
- night in, night out
- night out
- night owl
- night person
- Nikon choir
- nine-day wonder
- nine times out of ten
- ninth inning
- nip and tuck
- nip at
- nip in the bud
- Nixon in China
- no go
- no guts, no glory
- no harm, no foul
- no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney
- no pain, no gain
- no sense, no feeling
- no biggie
- no bones about it
- no buts
- no chance
- no comment
- no count
- nodding acquaintance
- no dice
- nod off
- nod out
- no flies on
- no frills
- no fun at parties
- no-good ass
- no great shakes
- no hard feelings
- no-hit wonder
- no horse in this race
- no joy
- no love lost
- no more
- non-denial denial
- none of someone's business
- none other than
- nook and cranny
- nook or cranny
- no plan survives contact with the enemy
- no pressure
- no prize for guessing
- north forty
- north of
- no score
- no screaming hell
- nose out of joint
- nose pick
- nose picker
- nose test
- nose to the grindstone
- no skin off one's back
- no skin off one's nose
- no soap
- no strings attached
- not entirely
- not a chance
- not a minute too soon
- not a pretty sight
- not as black as one is painted
- not at all
- not be caught dead
- not by any means
- notch on one's bedpost
- not cricket
- not do someone any favours
- not enough to hang a dog on
- not for the world
- not grow on trees
- not half bad
- not have a leg to stand on
- nothing ventured, nothing gained
- nothing doing
- nothing for it
- nothing special
- nothing to it
- nothing to write home about
- not in a million
- not in a million years
- not in Kansas anymore
- not in the least
- not in the slightest
- not invented here
- not just a pretty face
- not know which end is up
- not leave one's thoughts
- not likely
- not long for this world
- not look a day over
- not much of anything
- not on your life
- not on your nelly
- not quite
- not see someone for dust
- not so fast
- not the end of the world
- not to mention
- not to put too fine a point on it
- not touch something with a barge pole
- not touch something with a ten-foot pole
- not want to do that
- not win for losing
- not worth a brass farthing
- not worth a Continental
- not worth a dime
- not worth a plug nickel
- not worth a whistle
- not worth salt
- not worth writing home about
- no two ways about it
- not your father's
- nourish a viper in one's bosom
- now and again
- now and then
- no way
- no ways
- now for
- nowhere to be found
- now or never
- now you mention it
- now you're cooking
- now you're talking
- nuclear option
- nudge nudge wink wink
- nugget of truth
- nuke the fridge
- null and void
- number games
- number one
- number one with a bullet
- Nuremberg defense
- nut-cutting time
- nuts and bolts
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