Nothing doing
I will not do it, certainly not."Nothing doing. I am not going to stay and work late again this evening."
Nothing but (something)
To be only something.There were nothing but people who played wind instruments at the music camp.
Nothing but skin and bones
To be very thin or emaciated.The young man was nothing but skin and bones when he returned from the long camping trip.
Not worth the trouble
To be not important enough to require a comment or to do something.It was not worth the trouble to repair our old stove so we threw it in the... Read more →
Not worth one’s while
To be not worth bothering about.It is not worth my while to go downtown if it is only to do one thing.
Not worth mentioning
To be not important enough to require a comment.The problem that we had with the manager was not worth mentioning so we did not say anything to... Read more →
Not worth a plugged nickel
To be worthless.His promise to pay back the money is not worth a plugged nickel.
Not worth a hill of beans
To be worthless.Anything that our supervisor says is not worth a hill of beans so nobody trusts him.
Not worth a dime
To be worthless.Our old sofa is not worth a dime so we put it in the garbage.
Not with it
To be not able to think clearly.My grandmother was not with it today and we were not able to have a very good visit.