Idioms and Phrases plays a very important role in any exam. That's why we started a series of idioms alphabetically. If you haven't read yet all previous idioms from A to M. Click here to read. In this blog we will learn those idioms that start with N. There are 10 important idioms and phrases we use daily in our colloquial. Read, learn and repeat these important idioms and phrases starting with N. Blog by Zuba'r Saifi
10 Important Idioms and Phrases Starting With N
1. Not at all
Meaning: a polite response when someone
says "thank you" - as a synonym for
"you're welcome"
Example: Thank you so much for helping with
my move. Not at all.
2. Next of kin
Meaning: close relative
Example: We cannot release the names of the
soldiers killed at the battle of
3. Neck and neck
Meaning: extremely near one another
Example: The two athletes have been neck and neck for
this entire race.
4. Never mind
Meaning: to urge somebody not to worry
about something
Example: Never mind, I will do it myself.
5. None of your business
Meaning: used to tell someone not to get
involved in whatever you have going on
Example: My mother in law was not pleased
when we politely told her that the honeymoon plan was none of her business.
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6. Necessary evil
Meaning: something unpleasant that must be
done in order to achieve a goal or objective
Example: Mike saw his going to work for his
father as a
necessary evil if he was ever to own his own company
someday.
7. Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Meaning: someone who is not very clever,
according to others
Example: Joe doesn't seem to understand
that we're working to a different schedule now, since the workload has
doubled. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
8. No news is good news
Meaning: to assume that since there is no
news, it will not be bad news
Example: The exam results are not yet out
and I feel no
news is good news.
9. Never look a gift horse in the mouth
Meaning: it is an advice to be grateful for
gifts
Example: My sister got furious when I tried
to see how valuable the diamond on the ring she gifted me was and told me to never look a gift
horse in the mouth.
10. No man is an island
Meaning: to require help from other every
now and then because of one's limitations
Example: Having children has taught me that no man is an island.
Source- theidioms.com
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