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| Nail | 1. To have sex with (Roberto nailed his girlfriend last night.) 2. To hit hard (Rambo nailed the thief with his fist.) |
| Nail down | To finalize (We nailed down that business contract today.) |
| Nail to the wall | To make known (I'll probably have to nail this news to the wall.) |
| Narc | Counternarcotics agent (Narcs arrested a gang formerly based in Colombia.) |
| Narco | Narcotics trafficker |
| Natch | Naturally (Natch, Jeanie really knows what is happening.) |
| Neat | Enjoyable; good (This is a neat idea.) |
| Neck | To kiss (I can see Nikki and Peter necking.) |
| Neck hug | To hug [Southern dialect] (Johnny, come and give mamma a neck hug.) |
| Need a break | Relax (We need a break after working all week.) |
| Need to | Must (You need to consider other ideas.) |
| Needle | To bother; pester (Sabrina needled her mother for more money.) |
| Neither here nor there | Does not matter; unimportant (That's neither here nor there.) |
| Nerd | Odd, intellectual person (School nerds sit together at lunch.) |
| Never hear the end of | Continually (Ted never hears the end of his previous mistake.) |
| Never mind | Forget about; do not worry (Never mind about the jacket. I don't need it.) |
| Nick of time | Timely (Max saved his friend in the nick of time.) |
| Nifty | Likable; convenient (That really is a nifty gadget.) |
| Night on the town | To carouse (The soldiers intend to have a night on the town.) |
| Nincompoop | Foolish person (Only a complete nincompoop will believe that nonsense.) |
| Nip and tuck | Tenuous (It was nip and tuck during his escape from the narcos.) |
| Nitpick | Find fault with trivia (You don't need to nitpick every new idea.) |
| Nitty-gritty | Details (Let's discuss the nitty-gritty of your plan.) |
| Nitwit | Stupid person (You can't trust anything that nitwit says.) |
| Nix | Negative (Nix to that idea. It stinks!) |
| No account | Worthless (He's nothing but a no account bum!) |
| No bed of roses | Difficult (It's no bed of roses to study medicine.) |
| No big deal | It does not matter; it is not important |
| No dice | Not acceptable (No dice, I won't let you do that.) |
| No-hitter | 1. No score in American baseball (The pitcher threw a no-hitter game.) 2. A failure (It looks as if Bill is a no-hitter with Alicia.) |
| No rush | No hurry (There's no rush for us to meet with Alisa.) |
| No skin off (my) nose | That does not concern me. |
| No slouch | Diligent person (Chen is no slouch when it comes to hard work.) |
| No sweat | Easy; no problem (No sweat. I can do that in my sleep.) |
| No way! | Impossible (No way that we can ever do that!) |
| Noggin | Head (She suffered a hit on the noggin.) |
| None of your bee's wax | This is something that does not concern you. |
| None of your business | This is something that does not concern you. |
| Nope | No (Nope, I can't help you.) |
| Nose out of joint | Discomfited(Watch out or I'll put your nose out of joint!) |
| Nosey | Curious; intrusive (The neighbors are too nosey.) |
| Not in right mind | Confused; crazy (Alphonso was not in his right mind.) |
| Not (my) bag | Not (someone's) profession/activity (That is not my bag.) |
| Not worth a fig | Worthless (Her promise isn't worth a fig.) |
| Now blow! | Get out of here now! Don't bother me! |
| 'Nuff said | Enough has been said already |
| Numbskull | Stupid person (Is Nobida really a numbskull or is it just an act?) |
| Nut, a | Crazy; unusual and funny person (I like Lenny, probably because he's a nut.) |
| Nut farm | Mental hospital (Watch out or the whitecoats will take you to a nut farm!) |
| Nuts | 1. Expression of displeasure (Nuts! We won't do that!) 2. Crazy (Sometimes I think I'm going nuts.) |
| Nuts for | To like very much (I admit that I'm nuts for Pauline.) |
| Nuts over | To like very much (Peter isn't nuts over your plan.) |
| Nuts to | Unacceptable (Nuts to that idea! It's no good!) |
| Nutty as a fruitcake | Crazy (Some people think Daniel is nutty as a fruitcake.) |
