Not believe one’s eyes
To not believe what one is seeing.I did not believe my eyes when my father gave me a television set for my birthday.
Not bat an eye
To not show any signs of being nervous even when something shocking or bad happens.The policeman did not bat an eye when the criminal began to... Read more →
Not at all
Certainly not.I am not at all happy with my new computer.
Not all there
To be not mentally adequate, to be crazy or silly.The man is not all there and sometimes he does very strange things.
Not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be
To be not as good as someone or something is said to be.The new cook is not all that he is cracked up to be and we have received several... Read more →
Not able to see the forest for the trees
To allow the details of a situation to obscure the situation as a whole.The man is not able to see the forest for the trees and always allows... Read more →
Not able to go on
To be unable to continue.I was not able to go on so I stopped running in the marathon.
Not able to call one’s time one’s own
To be too busy to control one's own schedule.I am not able to call my time my own and I have no time to relax.
Not a moment to spare
Just in time, no extra time.We arrived at the airport with not a moment to spare.
Not a living soul
Nobody.There was not a living soul at the restaurant last night.