no means no
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
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no more
nothing more is available or possible
no names, no pack-drill
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
No need of words, trust deeds. (Strauss, 1994 p. 91)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
no news is good news
Lack of information suggests no problems or issues
no odds
No matter, of no consequence.—Latimer’s Sermon before Edward VI.
no one can make you feel inferior without your consent
Others' opinions can't lower self-esteem unless you agree with them
no one knows where the shoe pinches, but he who wears it
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
no pain, no gain
Effort and struggle are necessary for success
no plan survives contact with the enemy
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
no pressure
do not feel obligated or anxious
no prize for guessing
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
no prob
no problem.
no probs
No problem.
no rest for the wicked
The wicked or evil will not be allowed to rest or have peace
no rose without a thorn
There is always something to detract from pleasure — "every sweet has its sour," "there is a crook in every lot.
no score
a situation where no one has an advantage
no screaming hell
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
no sense no feeling
completely numb or unresponsive
no skin off one's back
Not affecting or concerning someone personally
no skin off one's nose
no concern or consequence to someone
no skin off one's teeth
no cost or disadvantage to someone
no smoke without fire
To every scandal there is some foundation. Every effect is the result of some cause.
no soap
no success or progress
no sooner than
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
no strings attached
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
no such thing
something does not exist
no time
Not having enough time to do something
no two ways about it
Something is certain or undeniable
no way
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
no ways
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
No-Dopery Riots
Those of Edinburgh and Glasgow, February 5th, 1779, and those of London instigated by Lord George Gordon, of 1780. A stirring account of these is given in Dickens' s Barnaby Rudge.
no-fly
Artful, designing. Term much used among printers, who shorten it to "N.F."
no-good ass
A worthless or untrustworthy person
no-hit wonder
A person or band with one successful creation
noah's
A nark.
noah's ark
A shark.
Noah's Ark
A name given by sailors to a white band of cloud spanning the sky like a rainbow and in shape something like the hull- of a ship. If east and west expect dry weather, if north and south expect wet.
Noah's Wife
According to legend she was unwilling to go into the ark and the quarrel between the patriarch and his wife forms a prominent feature of Noahs Flood, m the Chester and Townley Mysteries.
nob
A king. A man of rank.
nob
The head.—Pugilistic; "bob a NOB," a shilling a head. Ancient Cant, NEB. NOB is an early English word, and is used in the romance of Kynge Alinaunder (thirteenth century) for a head; originally, no doubt, the same as knob.
nobba
Nine. Italian, NOVE; Spanish, NOVA,—the b and v being interchangeable, as in sabe and savvey. Slang introduced by the "organ-grinders" from Italy.
nobba saltee
Ninepence. Lingua Franca, NOVE SOLDI.
nobbing
Collecting money; "what NOBBINGS?" i.e., how much have you got or collected from the crowd? This term is much used by "buskers."
nobbing cheat
The gallows.—Old Cant.
nobble
To injure or obstruct intentionally.
nobble
To cheat, to overreach; to discover. In the racing world, to "NOBBLE" a horse, is to "get at," and lame or poison him.
nobbler
A blow on the NOB, a finishing stroke; "that’s a NOBBLER for him," i.e., a settler.—Pugilistic.
nobbling
Very cold
nobby
Or NOBBISH, fine or showy; NOBBILY, showily. See SNOB for derivation.
Nobel Prizes
Prizes established by the will of Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-96), the Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite, etc., . to encourage work in the cause of humanity. There are five prizes given annually, each of about £7,000, as follows: (1) for the most noteworthy work in physics, (2) m chemistry, (3) in medicine or physiology, (4) m idealistic literature, and (5) in the furtherance of uni- versal peace. W. C. Rontgen, Mine. Curie, A.
Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be. (Jane Austen)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
nock
The breech; from NOCK, a notch.
nockies
Binoculars.
nocky boy
A dull simple fellow.
nod
He is gone to the land of nod; he is asleep.
nod off
fall asleep unintentionally
nod out
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
nodding acquaintance
A slight familiarity or recognition of someone
noddy
A simpleton or fool. Also a kind of low cart, with a seat before it for the driver, used in and about Dublin, in the manner of a hackney coach: the fare is just half that of a coach, for the same distance; so that for sixpence one may have a set down, as it is called, of a mile and half, and frequently a tumble down into the bargain: it is called a noddy from the nutation of its head. Knave noddy; the old-fashioned name for the knave of trumps.