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NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL,

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE,

NEITHER HIDE NOR HAIR.

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neither fish nor fowl

[neither fish nor fowl] also [neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hide or hair] or [hide nor hair] {n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hair] See: [CURL ONE'S HAIR], [GET GRAY HAIR] or [GET GRAY], [GIVE GRAY HAIR], [HANG BY A THREAD] or [HANG BY A HAIR], [HIDE OR HAIR] or [HIDE NOR HAIR], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[fish] See: [COLD FISH], [KETTLE OF FISH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA], [OTHER FISH TO FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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