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Идиомы на букву N

• next to nothing
  почти ничего, очень мало

  Willy is a very ignorant person; he knows next to nothing.
• nothing but (something)
  ничего кроме (чего-либо)

  There was nothing but an empty plate on the kitchen table.
• nothing but skin and bones
  очень худой, "кожа да кости"

  Because of her crazy diet Jess became nothing but skin and bones.
• nothing doing
  ничего не выйдет, этот номер не пройдёт

  "Nothing doing. I am not going to let you use my computer again."
• nothing down
  (кредит) без первого взноса

  I know that I can buy a microwave oven at this shop with nothing down.
• nothing if not (something)
  прежде всего; крайне, в высшей степени

  John was never impulsive; he was nothing if not cautious.
• nothing of the kind
  ничего подобного

  My friend thought that my intentions were not serious, but I told him that they were nothing of the kind.
• nothing short of (something)
  ни что иное, как (чудо)

  It was nothing short of a miracle that the boat had survived in the storm.
• nothing to choose from
  не из чего выбрать, нет выбора

  Betty wanted to buy a pair of jeans, but there was nothing to choose from in the shop she went to.
• nothing to complain about
  не на что жаловаться, всё в порядке

  I lived in a good apartment house and had nothing to complain about except for the noise coming from the street.
• nothing to it
  легко, ничего особенного

  There was nothing to it and Jim was able to fix the bathroom tap in no time.
• nothing to sneeze at
  что-либо, что следует принимать серьёзно, "не баран чихал"

  Sam's new expensive car is nothing to sneeze at.
• nothing to speak of
  не много, "кот наплакал"

  "Did they find any shortcomings in your work?" - "Nothing to speak of. Everything seems OK."
• nothing to write home about
  ничего интересного, увлекательного

  "Was your trip to Austria exiting?" - "Well, I'd say nothing to write home about."