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not the brightest bulb in the chandelierThere are more intelligent (i.e. brighter) people in the room or in existence generally.Rate it:

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not the end of the worldIt's of minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.Rate it:

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not the sharpest knife in the drawernot smartRate it:

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not to be able to say boo to a gooseto be extremely timid or diffident (wouldn't say boo to a goose)Rate it:

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not to mentionUsed by the speaker to mention another important point; an apophasis.Rate it:

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not to put too fine a point on itUsed to apologise for a possibly impolite statement one is making.Rate it:

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not to rewrite other people's wordsThe act of compromising to limiting ones word usage.Rate it:

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not to sayUsed other than as an idiom: see not, to, say.Rate it:

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not to sayEven; perhaps; almost.Rate it:

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not to worryThere is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.Rate it:

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not touch something with a barge poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.Rate it:

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not up to scratchNot up to one’s expectationsRate it:

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not veryNot.Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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not win for losingTo repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.Rate it:

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not worth a brass farthingWorth nothing or next to nothing.Rate it:

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not worth a Continentalworthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.Rate it:

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not worth a dimeWorthless, lacking in value.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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not worth a plug nickelHaving no or almost no value; worthless.Rate it:

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not worth a plugged nickleUselessRate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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not worth a whistleWorthless or pointless.Rate it:

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not worth writing home aboutVariation on nothing to write home about.Rate it:

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not yetNot completed or not doneRate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Not Your Cup of TeaNot anyone’s choice, not what you are interested in, something that you don’t preferRate it:

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not your father'sRecently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.Rate it:

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nothing 'bout himThere was nothing found guilty about himRate it:

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nothing but to face hellBear the consequencesRate it:

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nothing can be separated.Eternal Truth.Rate it:

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nothing doingAbsolutely not; definitely no.Rate it:

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nothing flatAmount of time; no time at all.Rate it:

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nothing for itNo alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.Rate it:

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nothing is sacredUsed to lament the lack of respect for traditions, ideas, values, etc. and conveys that not much is still considered inviolable or untouchableRate it:

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Nothing New Under the SunEverything is almost the same as seen before, everything happening now has happened previouslyRate it:

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nothing specialOrdinary, run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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nothing succeeds like successPeople who are already successful tend to have additional successes.Rate it:

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nothing to itEasy; simple or straightforward.Rate it:

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nothing to lose but their h'sDescriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.Rate it:

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Nothing to Sneeze AtSomething shouldn’t be ignored, it deserves immediate attentionRate it:

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nothing to sneeze atNot bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.Rate it:

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nothing to sneeze atSomething that deserves serious attention.Rate it:

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nothing to write home aboutNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.Rate it:

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Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedIf you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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nous n'avons pas gardé les cochons ensemble (pop.)We have not been dragged up together.Rate it:

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nous n'avons pas un brin de feuWe have not got a bit of fire.Rate it:

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nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des perlesWe are not here to trifle our time away.Rate it:

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nous parlions de la pluie et du beau tempsWe were not talking of anything important or confidential; We were talking of indifferent matters.Rate it:

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