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| nada |
nothing, none, zero, zip
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"How much for the baseball cap?" "Nada - it was free."
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| nag |
horse, race horse
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Pat bet on a nag in the sixth race and it came in second!
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| nag |
complain too much, a hassle
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Poor Erik. His wife nags him about his first marriage.
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| nail-biter |
(See a nail-biter)
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| nail down |
get a clear answer, find out, pin down
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I've checked the books, but I can't nail down the reason for the loss. I can't find the error.
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| nail him |
hit him, hurt him, stop him
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They want to nail him because he beat up on Tommy.
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| nail in your coffin |
(See another nail in your coffin)
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| nail it down |
complete it, finalize it, close a deal
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Don't spend too long on a sale. Try to nail it down quickly.
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| naked as a jay bird |
no clothes on, bare naked, in the nude
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A boy had taken my clothes, so there I stood, naked as a jay bird!
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| naked eye |
(See the naked eye)
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