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• not one's place
  не чьё-либо дело

  "It is not your place to tell other people how to spend their own money."
• not see past/farther than the end of one's nose
  быть не дальновидным, не видеть дальше своего носа

  Arthur could not see farther than the end of his nose and never planned anything for the future.
• not set foot (somewhere)
  не идти \ не приезжать (куда-либо)

  Zeya left her native town ages ago, and has not set foot in it ever since.
• not sleep a wink
  глаз не сомкнуть

  My next door neighbors were having a party all night and I could not sleep a wink because of loud music.
• not so hot
  так себе, не ахти как

  The dress my sister had bought at the sale was not so hot.
• not stand for (something)
  не разрешать, не позволять чего-либо

  The teacher won't stand for cheat sheets being used at the exam.
• not take no for an answer
  не принимать отказа

  Hilda is not used to taking no for an answer.
• not tell a (living) soul
  не сказать ни одной живой душе

  Hans promised not to tell a soul about our disagreement.
• not to be sneezed at
  пренебрежительно относиться, не считать важным

  Helen's project is important; it's nothing to be sneezed at.
• not touch (something) with a ten-foot pole
  ни за что не притронуться

  Those magazines are completely uninteresting to me, and I would not touch them with a ten-foot pole.
• not up to scratch/snuff
  не достаточный, неважный, не адекватный

  I started learning to play tennis; my game is not up to scratch yet.
• not with it
  (быть) не в себе, плохо соображать

  My Aunt Emily is so old that more often than not she is not with it.
• not worth a plugged nickel
  ничего не стоящий, бесполезный, "гроша медного не стоит"

  "Never take Paul seriously; his promises are not worth a plugged nickel."
• not worth mentioning
  не стоит упоминания

  I'd rather John didn't speak about this problem; I am sure it is not worth mentioning.
• not worth one's while
  не стоит затраченного времени или труда

  It is not worth my while to do the laundry at home when I can take it to the Laundromat.
• not worth the trouble
  не стоит усилий, беспокойства

  It is not worth the trouble to clean those big windows ourselves; we can have them cleaned whenever we need.
• 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."
• now and then
  время от времени, изредка

  Sheila lives on her own in another town and can visit her parents only now and then.
• now or never
  сейчас или никогда

  It is now or never that I will buy a new car.
• nowhere near
  не достаточно, не хватает; даже близко нет

  There was nowhere near enough food for all the campers, so we decided to buy some more.
• nurse (someone) back to health
  ухаживать за больным

  When her little son was seriously ill, Martha spent many days trying to nurse him back to health.
• nurse a grudge
  иметь зуб на кого-либо

  Margaret hated her ex-husband was nursing a grudge toward him for years.
• nuts about (someone or something)
  сходить с ума по кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Bob has been nuts about boats and ships ever since he was a boy of ten.