Meaning: bank note

n.
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

note Idiom, Proverb

compare notes

compare what we saw and heard We haven't had a chance to compare notes on Pat's wedding.

dash off a note/letter

quickly write a note or letter and send it Josi dashed off a note to her cousin in Toronto - in English.

hit the high notes

sing high notes, play high notes Can you hit the high notes on your trumpet? High C?

bent as a nine bob note

1. positively homosexual
2. crooked, dishonest
a catch-phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of 'bent' referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a slang expression for a shilling (five pence) but with decimalization in 1971 became obsolete. There was never any such thing as a nine bob note, hence the simile

c-note

a $100 bill

catch a note

to get buzzed or intoxicated from some natural substance:"Hey, did you catch a note off of that?"

note down

write sth．down记录；记下
He noted down her address and telephone number in the back of his diary．他在日记本的最后一页记下了她的地址和电话号码。
He noted down everything I said．他把我说的都记下了。

noted for

famous for以…著名
Australian wool is noted all over the world for its fineness and good quality．澳大利亚羊毛因其质地柔软和质量上乘而著称于世。

take note of

notice；pay attention to注意
Did you take note of the man speaking at the meeting this morning？你注意到今天上午在会上发言的那个人没有？

take note

Idiom(s): take note (of sth)

Theme: MEMORY

to observe and remember something.
• Please take note of the point I'm about to make.
• Here is something else of which you should take note.

strike the right note

Idiom(s): strike the right note

Theme: CORRECTNESS

to achieve the desired effect; to do something suitable or pleasing. (A musical reference.)
• Meg struck the right note when she wore a dark suit to the interview.
• The politician's speech failed to strike the right note with the crowd.

strike a sour note

Idiom(s): strike a sour note AND hit a sour note

Theme: DISPLEASURE

to signify something unpleasant. (Informal.)
• Jane's sad announcement struck a sour note at the annual banquet.
• News of the crime hit a sour note in our holiday celebration.

make a note of

Idiom(s): make a note of sth

Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

to write something down.
• Please make a note of this address.
• This is important. Make a note of it.

hit a sour note

Write down|note down

write something: "Could you write down your mobile phone number?"

compare notes|compare|note|notes

v. phr., informal To exchange thoughts or ideas about something; discuss together. Mother and Mrs. Barker like to compare notes about cooking.

strike a sour note|hit|hit a sour note|note|sour n

v. phr. To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.
Compare: SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE.

take note of|note|notice|take|take note|take notic

v. phr. 1. To look carefully at; pay close attention to; observe well. A detective is trained to take note of people and things. 2. To notice and act in response; pay attention. Two boys were talking together in the back of the room but the teacher took no notice of them. The principal thanked everyone who helped in the program, and took note of the decorations made by the art class.

note

note
see bread-and-butter letter; compare notes; make a note of; of note; strike the right note; take note; take notes.

of note

of note
Important, of distinction, famous, as in I have nothing of note to report, or The speaker was a man of note. This idiom uses note in the sense of “importance” or “fame.” [Late 1500s]

take notes

take notes
Also, make notes. Record one's observations or what one hears in order to help recall them later. For example, Jim never takes notes in class and I think he'll regret it, or The decorator made notes of window measurements and other dimensions. [Mid-1500s] Also see take note.