Смысл: camiknickers

camiknickers[ʹkæmı͵nıkəz]
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<Í> женский гарнитур (из трусиков и короткой комбинации с лифчиком)

in nick Идиома

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.

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.

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

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.

in good/poor/etc. nick

In a assertive condition, as defined by the adjective acclimated afore "nick." Can be acclimated to accredit to the concrete action of article or to someone's health. Primarily heard in UK. Our bounded football club has struggled in the aftermost few years. We don't get abounding new players, and our angle has been in poor nick for as continued as I can remember. He had a continued alley to accretion afterwards the surgery, but he's in acceptable nick now.Learn more: good, nick, poor

in — nick

in a defined condition. British informal 1997 Ian Rankin Black & Blue Don't be bamboozled by the asthmatic old almsman routine. Eve's about fifty, still in acceptable nick. Learn more: nick

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More Idioms/Phrases

Don't judge a book by the cover Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the Don't mention the war Don't push my buttons! Don't shoot the messenger Don't stand there with curlers in your hair Don't sweat the small stuff Don't take any wooden nickels Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you Don't upset the applecart Don't wash your dirty laundry in public Done to death Donkey work Doormat