English Phrases, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because Phrases don’t always make sense literally, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. That may seem like a lot of work, but learning Phrases is fun, especially when you compare English Phrases to the Phrases in your own language.
Here’s a list of “Phrases Beginning With N” in English:
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Neck And Neck
Meaning: Something that is evenly matched, such as a competition or a comparison.
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Needle In a Haystack
Meaning: Something that is difficult to find.
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No-Brainer
Meaning: A choice that’s so easy to make, it required almost no thinking.
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No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts
Meaning: Finishing a task without making any excuses.
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No Questions Asked
Meaning: Other than the information initially given, no further inquiries are to be made.
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My Cup Of Tea
Meaning: Something that a person does not like, e.g. this shirt is ‘not my cup of tea.’
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Not The Sharpest Tool In The Shed
Meaning: Someone who isn’t witty or sharp, but rather, they are ignorant, unintelligent, or senseless.
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Nickel And Diming
Meaning: When companies add additional fees onto their services or products for the purpose of extracting as much money as possible from people.
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Night Owl
Meaning: A person who normally stays up late into the night.
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Nine To Five
Meaning: A job where someone works for 8 hours.
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Nip It In The Bud
Meaning: Putting a stop to something before it becomes a bigger issue.
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No Dice
Meaning: Trying to accomplish something, but it doesn’t work out.
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No Spring Chicken
Meaning: Someone who has gotten older. Similar to other sayings like: “long in the tooth.”
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Not Made Of Money
Meaning: Someone who does not have a lot of spending money; poor.
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Nothing To Sneeze At
Meaning: Something that should not be easily dismissed, but instead, it should be treated seriously and given consideration.
