Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

[nose down]{v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down the nose of. •/The big airliner began to nose down for a landing./ •/The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway./

[nose in(1)] or [nose into(1)]{informal} Prying or pestering interest in; unwelcome interest in; impolite curiosity. •/He always had his nose in other people’s business./ Contrast: NOSE OUT OF.

[nose in(2)] or [nose into(2)]{v.} To move in close; move slowly in with the front first. •/The ship nosed into the pier./ •/The car nosed into the curb./

[nose in a book]{n. phr.} Busy interest in reading. — Used with a possessive. •/Mother can’t get Mary to help do the housework; she always has her nose in a book./

[nose is out of joint] See: PUT ONE’S NOSE OUT OF JOINT.

[nose out]{v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover. •/The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination./ 2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest. •/The horse we liked nosed out the second horse in a very close finish./ •/The Democratic candidate nosed out his rival for Congress by a few hundred votes./

[nose out of]{informal} Curious attention; bothering. — Usually used with a possessive and usually used with "keep". •/When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business./ Contrast: NOSE IN.

[nose over]{v.} To turn over on the nose so as to land upside down. •/The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over./

[nose up]{v.} To head up; incline the forward end upwards; move up. •/The airplane nosed up through the cloud bank./ •/The pilot nosed the plane up from the field./

[no-show]{n.}, {informal} A person who makes a reservation, e.g., at a hotel or at an airline, and then neither claims nor cancels it. •/The airlines were messed up because of a great number of no-show passengers. /

[no sooner --- than] As soon as; at once when; immediately when. •/No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him./ •/No sooner were the picnic baskets unpacked than it began to rain./

[no spring chicken]{n. phr.} A person who is no longer young. •/Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her./

[no sweat(1)]{adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Easily accomplished, uncomplicated. •/That job was no sweat./

[no sweat(2)]{adv.} Easily. •/We did it no sweat./

[not a few] See: QUITE A FEW.

[not a leg to stand on]{n. phr.}, {informal} No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer. •/The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on./

[not a little] See: QUITE A LITTLE.

[not all there]{adj. phr.} Not completely alert mentally; absentminded; not together. •/Bill is a wonderful guy but he is just not all there./

[not at all] See: AT ALL.

[not bad] or [not so bad] or [not half bad]{adj.}, {informal} Pretty good; all right; good enough. •/The party last night was not bad./ •/It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go./ •/The show was not half bad./

[not by a long shot] See: BY A LONG SHOT.