N
Idioms beginning with "N"
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Contents of N:
[nut]
See:
[HARD NUT TO CRACK] or
[TOUGH NUT TO CRACK].
[nut case] {n. phr.}
A very silly, crazy, or foolish person.
I am going to be a nut case if I don't go on a vacation pretty soon.
[nuts and bolts of] {n. phr.}
The basic facts or important details of something.
"Ted will he an excellent trader," his millionaire grandfather said, "once he learns the nuts and bolts of the profession."
[nutty as a fruitcake] {adj. phr.}, {slang}
Very crazy; entirely mad.
He looked all right, as we watched him approach, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake.