Never in one’s life

Not in one's experience.I have never in my life, seen such a strange person.

Never fear

Do not worry."Never fear, I will finish work and meet you for the movie."

Nest egg

Money that someone has saved for the future.The man has a large nest egg and will have no financial problems if he leaves his company.

Nervous Nellie

A timid person who lacks determination and courage.The boy is a nervous Nellie and is afraid of the other students in the school.

Neither hide nor hair of (someone or something)

No sign or indication of someone or something.I have seen neither hide nor hair of my friend recently.

Neither here nor there

Not relevant to the thing being discussed, to be off the subject."What you are saying is neither here nor there. We are talking about our plans... Read more →

Neither fish nor fowl

Something that does not belong to a definite group or category.The man's opinions were neither fish nor fowl and nobody could put them into an... Read more →

Narrow escape

An escape with little chance of error.The boy had a narrow escape when he almost fell from his bicycle.

Name (someone) after (someone or something)

To give someone the name of another person or place or thing.My cousin is named after his mother`s grandfather.

Name of the game

The main part of a matter, the main point.The name of the game for the company is selling cars and nothing else.