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• NATO
  North Atlantic Treaty Organization - НАТО, Североатлантический союз

  Georgia's government is eager to join NATO as soon as possible.
• new broom sweeps clean
  новая метла по-новому метёт

  'A new brush sweeps clean' means that a person with a new perspective can make great changes.
• not one's cup of tea
  что-либо, что (не) нравится

  Washing the dishes is not my cup of tea, so I'd rather my sister did it.
• not enough room to swing a cat
  недостаточно места

  Let's not have a party at Mary's place; there is not enough room to swing a cat in her apartment.
• not for all the tea in China
  на за что (на свете)

  Uriah will not for all the tea in China lend his car to anybody.
• neck of the woods
  район, местность где живёшь

  If Tim talks about his neck of the woods, he means the area where he lives.
• not for love or money
  любыми путями, "не мытьём, так катаньем"

  We were not able to get the tickets for the performance for love or money.
• no spring chicken
  (человек) не первой молодости

  "If I were you, I wouldn't work so much. Don't forget you are no spring chicken."
• nine-to-five job
  нормированный рабочий день (с 9 до 5)

  The majority of people prefer to work the regular hours of a nine-to-five-job.
• neck and neck
  быть равным в состязании; идти "голова в голову"

  Davidson and Marshal were riding like demons, neck and neck.
• neither here nor there
  ни к селу, ни к городу; к делу не относится

  "You don't know what you are talking about; your proposal is neither here nor there."
• new blood
  свежая кровь (люди с новыми идеями)

  They needed new blood: new ideas and people to carry out these ideas.
• neither fish nor fowl
  ни то, ни сё; "ни рыба, ни мясо" (о нерешительном человеке)

  Mike is neither fish nor fowl, and he doesn't really fit into any of the student group.
• not playing with a full deck
  быть умственно неполноценным

  Everybody in the area knew that Len was not playing with a full deck.
• not (someone's) cup of tea
  не нравиться кому-либо

  Staying alone at home is not my cup of tea; I prefer to have company.
• naked eye
  невооружённый глаз

  This is the truth; and even a very short-sighted person can see it with a naked eye.
• nuts about (someone or something)
  сходить с ума по кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Bob has been nuts about boats and ships ever since he was a boy of ten.
• NASA
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Американская космическая организация (НАСА)

  A spokesperson for NASA declared that a rocket will be launched next month.
• not make head nor tail of (something)
  ничего не разобрать, не понять

  Sam could not make head or tail of the lines and dots on the map.
• no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose
  не затрагивать (чьих-либо интересов), совсем не беспокоить

  It will be no skin off my nose if Sheila does not go on an excursion with us.
• now and then
  время от времени, изредка

  Sheila lives on her own in another town and can visit her parents only now and then.
• nothing short of (something)
  ни что иное, как (чудо)

  It was nothing short of a miracle that the boat had survived in the storm.
• not have a snowball's chance in hell
  не иметь не единого шанса

  We didn't have a snowball's chance in hell to get the information we wanted.
• none of (someone's) business/beeswax
  не ваше дело, не лезьте не в своё дело

  When Adam started talking about Muriel's personal affairs, she said angrily that it was none of his beeswax.
• need (something) like a hole in the head
  что-либо совсем не нужно, "нужно как собаке пятая нога"

  "You need that old second-hand car as you need a hole in the head."
• not have the heart to do (something)
  быть не нерасположенным делать что-либо, "сердце не лежит к чему-либо"

  I did not have the heart to clean the house that day.
• not for love nor money
  ни за какие блага

  It was a first night performance, and we couldn't buy the tickets, not for love nor money.
• not a dry eye in the house
  у всех зрителей глаза на мокром месте

  The melodrama was so sad and tearful that there was not a dry eye in the house during the performance.
• No sweat!
  не трудно

  "It is no sweat for me to help you clean up your kitchen."
• not just a pretty face
  быть умным, а не только красивым

  Sarah is not just a pretty face. She is very intelligent.
• night owl
  сова (человек, привыкший ложиться спать поздно)

  I am a night owl and my husband is an early bird.
• nothing to write home about
  ничего интересного, увлекательного

  "Was your trip to Austria exiting?" - "Well, I'd say nothing to write home about."
• nickel and dime (someone)
  постоянно просить у кого-либо денег или тратить небольшие суммы

  My cousin Ben is constantly asking for small sums of money; I am afraid he will nickel and dime me to death.
• not have a clue (about something)
  (не) знать \ (не) иметь представление о чем-либо

  I have no clue what happened that day.
• nest egg
  сумма денег, отложенная на чёрный день

  Weber liked to keep a little nest egg for himself.