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a hot number
a couple (or topic) that everyone is talking about Paul and Rita are a hot number now. They're in love.
a nut case
a person who is crazy, crackpot If you go to work in pajamas, people will say you're a nut case.
as slow as molasses in January
only a dead snail is slower The building approached its completion as slow as molasses in January.
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
Canuck
a Canadian, a citizen of Canada "When we visited Montana, a clerk called us ""Canucks."""
chestnut
old favorite song, well-known story Moira played the piano, and we sang old songs - old chestnuts.
do a number on
deceive, fool, taken, taken in They did a number on us when we bought this car. It's not reliable.
drive you nuts
cause you to feel crazy, drive you crazy (see drive me crazy) Working for Harry will drive you nuts. He's a perfectionist.
everything from soup to nuts
a lot of food or things, a variety of groceries His shopping cart was full. He had everything from soup to nuts.
from soup to nuts
(See everything from soup to nuts)
get your knuckles rapped
be punished, get hell, get shit If I forget to register my guns, I'll get my knuckles rapped.
go nuts
become insane, go bonkers, go crazy If another mosquito bites me, I'll go nuts!
got your number
"know how to manage you; how to get her way (see get your way)" She's got your number, Bill. You'll do anything she asks.
hard nut to crack
something or someone difficult to understand or do He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.
health nut
a person who eats health foods and does exercises to become healthy Gary is a health nut. He eats fruit and granola, and jogs five to ten kilometers every day.
in a nutshell
briefly I tried to explain the problem to him in a nutshell but there still wasn
in the nude
naked, in the buff Sleeping in the nude has advantages and disadvantages.
knuckle down
work harder, achieve more If you knuckle down and study, you can pass this exam.
knuckle under
yield, submit The union finally knuckled under the pressure and ended the strike.
knucklehead
one who does not think, doughhead What a knucklehead! He made the same mistake ten times.
look out for number one
help yourself first, get enough for yourself You can look out for number one as well as help your friends.
nuke
heat in a microwave oven, zap If you nuke a potato, it cooks in about seven minutes.
nukes
nuclear arms, nuclear weapons He opposes the building of more nukes - like nuclear bombs.
number-cruncher
an accountant, someone who works with numbers Our president is a good number-cruncher and understands about the finances of our company.
number is up
(See your number is up)
number one
the best, the winner, top dog """We're number one!"" the crowd shouted when we won the game."
number one (look after/take care of number one)
oneself His atitude is to always look after number one without thinking about anybody else.
numbskull
idiot, foolish person, dimwit, dipstick Why did he call me a numbskull? I'm not stupid.
nurse a grudge
keep a feeling of dislike toward some person My old girlfriend is still nursing a grudge toward me even after three years.
nut
a person who acts crazy or foolish You nut! Wearing that wig makes you look like a British judge.
nut bar, nut case
(See a nut case)
nut house
mental hospital, insane asylum, loony bin They took Hans to the nut house when he taped paper wings to his arms and tried to fly.
nuts
crazy.
nuts about
likes a lot, passionate, crazy about Helen is nuts about Mozart. She loves his piano concertos.
nutty as a fruit cake
funny, kooky, mad as a hatter Do I know Karl? Yes, I do. He's nutty as a fruit cake!
nutty as a fruitcake
very crazy The woman who lives next door to us is as nutty as a fruitcake.
one born every minute
many easy customers, lots of suckers """There's lots of suckers,"" he said. ""There's one born every minute!"""
one's lucky number comes up
someone is lucky or has good fortune My lucky number finally came up when I was chosen to go to Los Angeles in order to represent our company at the conference.
one's number is up
something bad will happen to someone I think that the manager's number is up and he will soon be fired from his job.
one's opposite number
someone who has the same position as oneself in another company or organization I spoke with my opposite number in the other company but he didn't agree with me about the new sales policy.
rap your knuckles
(See get your knuckles rapped)
snug as a bug in a rug
warm and comfortable, cocoon In this nice apartment, you'll be snug as a bug in a rug.
talk a mile a minute
talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.
there's one born every minute
there are lots of people who will believe anything, there are lots of suckers """Only a sucker would buy this car."" ""Right, and there's one born every minute."""
up to snuff
good quality, measure up We expect quality photographs - every picture must be up to snuff.
wait a minute
pause for a short time, think about this, hold it Wait a minute. Before we visit Doris, let's phone her.
white knuckles
a tense feeling, acute worry Driving through fog is scary - it's white knuckles all the way.
wingnut
a person who acts crazy, a nut Jerry, you wingnut! How did you get that horse in the elevator?
your number is up
the time has come, it is your turn to die When your number's up, you go. That's how I feel about dying.
Ain't nuttin'
1. nothing is going on
2. I don't care about fighting