[near at hand] See: [AT HAND].

[necessity] See: [MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY], [OF NECESSITY].

[neck] See: [BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK], [BREAK ONE'S NECK], [CATCH IT […]

[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal […]

[neck of the woods] {n. phr.}, {informal} Part of the country; […]

[necktie party] {n.}, {slang} A hanging by a mob; lynching. * […]

[ned] See: [RAISE THE DEVIL].

[ned] {n.} (Scottish) a lout, a drunken brawling fellow, a tough. […]

[needle] See: [ON PINS AND NEEDLES].

[needle in a haystack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something that will be […]