N
Idioms beginning with "N"
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[narrow down] {v. phr.}
To limit within very strict margins.
Of the numerous applicants, the list has been narrowed down to just a few.
[narrow escape] {n. phr.}
An escape by a very small margin; a near miss.
If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm!
[narrow-minded] {adj. phr.}
Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted.
He is generally very open about everything, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow-minded.
[nary a] {informal}
Not a single; not one; never a.
One afternoon a large dark cloud came in the sky. John thought it would rain so he took his raincoat — but nary a drop fell.
John went fishing but he caught nary a one.
[nasty-nice] {adj.}
Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to be gracious.
The bus driver has a nasty-nice way of showing his dislike.
[natural-born] {adj.}
1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but their children are natural-born citizens.
2. Born with great ability to […]