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não custa nadaSaid to justify doing something that is easy to be done, especially when one is reluctant or doubtful about doing it.Rate it:

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nary aNot one; none.Rate it:

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nasciturus ruleAn unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.Rate it:

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native soilThe country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.Rate it:

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ne faire ni une ni deuxTo make no bones about it; To make up one’s mind quickly.Rate it:

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ne faites pas messagers des fous“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage.” Prov. xxvi. 6.Rate it:

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necker's knobA knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.Rate it:

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neither here nor thereNot important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.Rate it:

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nemo mediocriter doctusno one with any pretence to education.Rate it:

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nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.Rate it:

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new normalThe current prevailing situation, when it has emerged recently, differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.Rate it:

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next thing one knowssuddenly, out of the blue.Rate it:

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night outGoing away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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night owlOne who stays up late at night or goes to bed late.Rate it:

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nimio gaudio paene desipereto almost lose one's reason from excess of joy.Rate it:

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nip and tuckSo evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain.Rate it:

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no brainerSomething that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.Rate it:

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no lube, no loveWhen one doesn't have lube. They won't get anal.Rate it:

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no matter how one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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no pain, no gainOne must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.Rate it:

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no pressureThe situation at hand is rife with emotional pressure.Rate it:

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no skin off my backNo harm to one.Rate it:

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no skin off one's backNo harm to one.Rate it:

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no skin off one's noseNo harm to one.Rate it:

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no-showAn absence; a person or group that does not show up or fails to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or at one's place of employment.Rate it:

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nobody loves me, everybody hates me, i think i'm going to go and eat wormsFeeling sorry for one's self.Rate it:

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nomina (cf. sect. XIII. 3) solvere, dissolvere, exsolvereto pay one's debts.Rate it:

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non esse apud se (Plaut. Mil. 4. 8. 26)to lose one's head, be beside oneself.Rate it:

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nose outTo find using one's sense of smell.Rate it:

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nose testAn informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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nose-pickTo pick one's nose.Rate it:

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nose-pickerOne who picks their nose.Rate it:

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nose-pickingTo insert a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.Rate it:

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nostra memoria (Cael. 18. 43)the history of our own times; contemporary history.Rate it:

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nostra sponteon its own initiativeRate it:

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not as black as one is paintednot as bad as one is said to beRate it:

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not for love nor moneyA circumstance in which 'ONE' would NOT comply, join, perform, reciprocate, marry, participate, sign-up, subscribe, engage, launch, give one ounce of approval:Rate it:

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not here to fuck spidersUsed to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time.Rate it:

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not invented hereInvented outside one's own company (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).Rate it:

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not know one is bornTo be spoiled; to have an easy life without appreciating it.Rate it:

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not leave one's thoughtsSaid when one keeps thinking about something.Rate it:

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not my circus, not my monkeysIt's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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not one's first rodeoNot the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.Rate it:

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not that there's anything wrong with thatA signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.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 up to scratchNot up to one’s expectationsRate it:

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

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notch on one's bedpostA sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.Rate it:

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