Смысл: aclinic

aclinic[əʹklınık]
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<Í> горизонтальный; без уклона
aclinic line - спец. магнитный экватор; аклиническая кривая; аклина

NIC Идиома

electronic superhighway

a computer network, Internet We can find more information on the electronic superhighway.

in the nick of time

nearly too late, just in time, under the wire They jumped from the burning boat in the nick of time - just before it sank.

nick of time

at the very last moment He was able to board the airplane just in the nick of time.

no picnic

not pleasant, difficult It was no picnic trying to drive to the lake during the storm.

not worth a plugged nickel

worthless, good for nothing In 1930, stocks weren't worth a plugged nickel - nothing!

pernickity

fussy, critical of details, perfectionistic When Dale was teenager, he was pernickity about his hair.

press the panic button

become very scared, panic, freak If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run.

push the panic button

become very frightened or excited at a time of danger or worry At first he thought that his wallet had been stolen but before he pushed the panic button and told everyone he looked around again and found it.

chronic

1. see marijuana. Incredibly potent marijuana, it started out as weed laced with coke; "The Chronic" -- Dr. Dre (The Chronic [1992])
2. Marijuana laced with acid;"Damn! That was some good chronic!"

chronic flakes

ashes from a marijuana cigarette

fu-shnicken

a variety of fried chicken often cooked op in and around the area of Jackson Mississippi; also known as "Rico"

nickel

1. the number five
2. a $5 bill
3. a 5-year prison sentence

communicate with

1．send a message to；share or exchange opinions，news，information，etc．与…交往；与…保持通讯联系
The army fighting on the battlefield communicated with the headquarters every minute．作战部队同司令部时刻保持着通讯联系。
2．join；connect与…相联
Our school library communicates with a park by means of a gate．我们的校图书馆同一个公园有门相通。

nickel and dime

Idiom(s): nickel and dime sb

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to charge someone many small amounts of money; to assess many small fees against someone. (Fixed order.)
• We will not stay at that resort again. They nickel and dime you to death in that place. There is a charge for everything.
• Tuition at the university hasn't gone up in two years but other small fees have. They really nickel and dime you there.

in the very nick of time

Idiom(s): in the (very) nick of time

Theme: TIME

just in time; at the last possible instant; just before it's too late.
• The doctor arrived in the nick of time. The patient's life was saved.
• I reached the airport in the very nick of time.

full of Old Nick

Idiom(s): full of the devil AND full of Old Nick

Theme: BEHAVIOR - IMPROPER

always making mischief. (Informal. Old Nick is another name for the devil.)
• Tom is a lot of fun, but he's sure full of the devil.
• I've never seen a child get into so much mischief He's really full of Old Nick.

Don't take any wooden nickels

(USA) This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ripped off.

Fur coat and no knickers

Someone with airs and graces, but no real class is fur coat and no knickers.

If I had a nickel for every time

(USA) When someone uses this expression, they mean that the specific thing happens a lot. It is an abbreviation of the statement 'If I had a nickel for every time that happened, I would be rich'

Just in the nick of time

If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.

Knickers in a twist

When your knickers are in a twist, you are angry and snappish over something trivial. 'Whenever he loses his car keys, he gets his knickers in a twist.'

Lines of communication

Lines of communication are the routes used to communicate by people or groups who are in conflict; a government might open lines of communication with terrorists if it wished to negotiate with them.

Nice as pie

If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. "After our argument, she was nice as pie!"

Nickel tour

(USA) If someone gives you a nickel tour, they show you around a place. ('Fifty-cent tour' is also used.)

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

(UK) If people are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are making small changes that will have no effect as the project, company, etc, is in very serious trouble.

Ethnic Cleansing

Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.

be as nice as pie

be extremely nice and charming, so that you can fool people: "She can be as nice as pie, but don't trust her!"

double nickel|double|nickel

adv., slang, citizen's band radio jargon The nationally enforced speed limit on some highways

55 MPH. We'd better go double nickel on this stretch, partner; there's a bear in the air.

full of the Old Nick|Old Nick|devil|full|full of i

adj. phr., informal Always making trouble; naughty; bad. That boy is full of the Old Nick.

in the nick of time|nick|nick of time|time

adv. phr. Just at the right time; barely soon enough; almost too late. The doctor arrived in the nick of time to save the child from choking to death. Joe saw the other car in the nick of time.
Compare: IN TIME.

nasty-nice|nasty|nice

adj. Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to be gracious. The bus driver has a nasty-nice way of showing his dislike.

nice Nellie|Nellie|nice

nice Nelly¹ n., informal Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn't fight.
nice Nelly² adj., informal Too careful not to say or do anything wrong or improper; too proper; prudish. Her nice Nelly behavior made her unpopular at school.

no picnic|picnic

n. phr. Something arduous; something that requires great effort to accomplish. It is no picnic to climb Mount Everest.
Antonym: A PIECE OF CAKE, A CINCH, EASY AS APPLE PIE.

platonic love|love|platonic

n. phr. Great affection toward another person without sex. They are platonic lovers; they do everything together except make love.

push the panic button|button|panic|panic button|pu

v. phr., slang To become very much frightened; nervous or excited, especially at a time of danger or worry. John thought he saw a ghost and pushed the panic button. Keep cool; don't hit the panic button!
Synonym: LOSE ONE'S HEAD.

sonic boom|boom|sonic

n. A loud noise and vibration in the air, made when a jet plane passes the speed of sound (1087 feet per second). Fast jet planes sometimes cause a sonic boom, which can break windows and crack the plaster in houses below them. We thought there was an explosion or earthquake, but it was only a sonic boom that shook the house.

have a nice day

have a nice day
Also, have a good day; have a good one. A cordial goodbye to you. For example, Thanks for the order, have a nice day, or See you next week—have a good day, or The car's ready for you—have a good one. These expressions have become synonymous with a polite farewell. The first originated about 1920 but, like the variants, became widespread only after 1950.

nice

nice
1.
make nice
Informal to try to be friendly or cooperative: often with with
2.
nice and
Informal altogether, in a pleasing way likes his tea nice and hot

nicety

nicety
to a nicety
to a precise degree; exactly

nick

nick
see in the nick of time.

nickel-and-dime

nickel-and-dime
nickel-and-dime it
to succeed or obtain something gradually by the repeated expenditure of small sums or the slow gathering of votes, power, money, etc. in small increments

panic

panic
see push the panic button.

picnic

picnic
see no picnic.

More Idioms/Phrases

pick someone's brain pick to pieces pick up on pickle picnic picture picture is worth a thousand words, one piece by piece

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