Idioms Beginning With N

Nail-Biter

Meaning:

A suspenseful event

Nailing Jelly/Jello/Pudding To A Wall

Meaning:

An impossible task

Neck and Neck

Meaning:

Very close in a competition, with neither of two entities clearly in the lead

Neck of the Woods

Meaning:

A region, especially one’s home region

Nest Egg

Meaning:

Retirement savings; wealth saved for a future purpose

Never in A Million Years

Meaning:

Absolutely never

Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Meaning:

It’s rude to examine a gift closely; accept gifts politely.

New Wrinkle

Meaning:

A novel aspect to a situation, a new development

Nice Chunk of Change

Meaning:

A large amount of money

Nickel and Dime

Meaning:

To negotiate over very small sums; to try to get a better financial deal, in a negative way

Nine Times Out of Ten

Meaning:

Almost always

Nine-to-Five Job

Meaning:

A routine job in an office that involves standard office hours

Nip (Something) In The Bud

Meaning:

Deal with a problem before it becomes large

No Holds Barred

Meaning:

Unrestricted, without rules

No Love Lost Between

Meaning:

There is a mutual animosity between two people

No Names, No Pack Drill 

Meaning:

By not accusing anyone specifically, I may avoid trouble.

Not Have A Cat In Hell’s Chance

Meaning:

Have no possibility of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something

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