N
Idioms beginning with "N"
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[not to mention] or [not to speak of] or [to say nothing of]
Without ever needing to speak of; in addition to; besides. — Used to add something to what you have said or explained.
Dave is handsome and smart not to mention being a good athlete.
* […]
[not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole] {v. phr.}
To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting.
Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole.
* /Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to […]
[not worth a tinker's damn] or not [worth a tinker's dam] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Not worth anything; valueless.
As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker's damn.
* /I am not familiar with the subject so my opinion would not be worth a tinker's […]
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See:
[GO FOR NOTHING],
[HAVE NOTHING ON],
[HERE GOES NOTHING],
[IN NO TIME] or [IN NOTHING FLAT],
[NOT TO MENTION] or [TO SAY NOTHING OF].