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• no great shakes
  ничего особенного, не ахти как хорошо (какой хороший)

  Ron wasn't much of a student, so his knowledge of History was no great shakes.
• nothing to complain about
  не на что жаловаться, всё в порядке

  I lived in a good apartment house and had nothing to complain about except for the noise coming from the street.
• not give/care two hoots about (someone or something)
  совершенно не интересоваться, ни в грош не ставить

  Right now the public does not give two hoots about Kirby's disappearance.
• not in the same league
  (быть) ниже кого-либо (по положению, рангу, званию)

  Olaf was not in the same league as Marshall, who was a skilled boxer.
• no skin off (someone's) nose/teeth
  нет дела до чего-либо

  It is no skin off my nose whether or not Leila will get this job.
• not long for this world
  быть при смерти

  My old aunt has been suffering from a weak heart, and I think she is not long for this world.
• night on the town
  празднование, торжество

  They went out for a night on the town when they were through with the project.
• not a snowball's chance in hell
  никакого шанса, ни малейшего шанса

  If I thought that I had a snowball's chance in hell to get the job, I would apply for it.
• nothing if not (something)
  прежде всего; крайне, в высшей степени

  John was never impulsive; he was nothing if not cautious.
• no-show
  не явившийся (человек, который делает заказ, а затем не является за ним)

  If was probably because of the storm that there were many no-shows for a boat trip.
• not a lick of work
  ни малейшей работы

  The mother was away all day, and the children didn't do a lick of work about the house.
• nurse a grudge
  иметь зуб на кого-либо

  Margaret hated her ex-husband was nursing a grudge toward him for years.
• not a moment to spare
  ни минуты свободной

  I have been very busy lately with not a moment to spare.
• nose about/around (something)
  вынюхивать, любопытствовать

  Miss Millie's companion was nosing around trying to find out where the jewelry was kept.
• not give (someone) the time of day
  не выносить кого-либо, полностью игнорировать

  Linda disliked her mother-of-law so much that she would not give her the time of day.
• nothing to choose from
  не из чего выбрать, нет выбора

  Betty wanted to buy a pair of jeans, but there was nothing to choose from in the shop she went to.
• no end of/to (something)
  бесконечно много, масса, уйма

  Bob had no end of books on art.
• no flies on (someone)
  быть очень быстрым или очень занятым (весь в движении)

  There are no flies on Theodor. He is always on the move.
• no doubt
  несомненно

  No doubt Emily will get what she wants; she is very persistent.
• not by a long shot
  ни коем образом, ни за что

  Derek has lived in Pittsburg all his live, but he is not going to live in Pittsburg the rest of his life, not by a long shot.
• no-win situation
  безнадёжная, проигрышная ситуация

  There was not enough money to repair the house; it was a no-win situation from the very beginning.
• not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
  ни за что не притронуться к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Those magazines are completely uninteresting to me, and I would not touch them with a ten-foot pole.
• not for hire
  быть занятым (о такси)

  The taxis were not for hire, so we decided to ask Jimmy to give us a lift.
• not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be
  (не все) не всё так хорошо, как сказано

  The new plumber is not all he is cracked up to be, and the dwellers have a lot of complaints about his work.
• not worth the trouble
  не стоит усилий, беспокойства

  It is not worth the trouble to clean those big windows ourselves; we can have them cleaned whenever we need.
• not a bit
  нисколько

  Gina has eaten all of the cake; not a bit of it is left on the plate.
• no matter
  не важно

  No matter how hard it snows, I will go skiing in the woods.
• nobody in his/her right mind would do (something)
  никто в здравом уме не сделал бы это

  Nobody in his right mind would have refused to go to Spain for free.
• no kidding
  без шуток

  "No kidding, is Simon really going to buy a Jaguar?"
• not for the world
  ни за что на свете, за любую цену

  Sam suspected it was a fraud, and he would not be involved in it, not for the world.
• no trespassing
  не нарушать чужое право владения

  There was a 'no trespassing' sign on the gate of the private property.
• not half bad
  не так уж и плох; не дурно

  The new assistant is not half bad; he looks efficient.
• not breathe a word of it
  ничего никому не сказать

  Alex left the town under the cover of darkness and did not breathe a word of it to anyone.
• no deal
  неоправданно

  It was no deal when Ben's project was rejected by his boss.
• no end
  чрезвычайно, безмерно, в высшей степени

  A box at the opera house costs no end.