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• no holds barred
  без ограничения

  There are no holds barred, and the first person to reach the 1 million sales target with get a big bonus!
• not know whether/if one is coming or going
  сбить с толку, привести в замешательство

  I did not know whether I was coming or going after I had received the news of his resignation.
• not believe one's eyes
  глазам не поверить

  I could not believe my eyes when I saw my daughter in the company of the silliest boy in her class.
• no cigar
  не вышло, не получилось

  I was promised a good job and was about to get it, but unfortunately it was no cigar.
• nuzzle up to (someone or something)
  льнуть, прижиматься к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The butterfly nuzzled up to the window and I had some difficulty catching it.
• not a living soul
  никто, ни одна живая душа

  There was not a living soul in the house when he came home.
• no go
  ничего не выйдет, этот номер не пройдёт

  "You want to make fun of me, don't you? No go."
• not able to see the forest for the trees
  из-за деревьев не видеть леса (частное затмевает целое)

  "Why don't you look at the situation as a whole? I think you are not able to see the forest for the trees."
• not hold a candle to (someone or something)
  не быть таким хорошим, как что-либо \ кто-либо; не идёт ни в какое сравнение

  The new lecturer does not hold a candle to the previous one whose lectures were very good.
• nice and (some quality)
  хороший, симпатичный и …

  The sofa was nice and comfortable to sit on.
• not give it another thought
  как следует не подумать о чём-либо

  Pam did not give it another thought when she agreed to join the health club.
• not in the same league with (someone or something)
  не сравниться с кем-либо \ чем-либо, близко не стоять

  The new folk dance teacher is not in the same league with the one we had before.
• not worth one's while
  не стоит затраченного времени или труда

  It is not worth my while to do the laundry at home when I can take it to the Laundromat.
• not hear of (something)
  не позволять что-либо, "и слышать не хочу"

  "I won't hear of your talking to me like that."
• not in so many words
  именно этими словами; ясно, недвусмысленно

  The house owner threatened in so many words to raise the rent.
• not worth mentioning
  не стоит упоминания

  I'd rather John didn't speak about this problem; I am sure it is not worth mentioning.
• not with it
  (быть) не в себе, плохо соображать

  My Aunt Emily is so old that more often than not she is not with it.
• not for a moment
  никогда, ни за что, ни на одну минуту

  When Ben saw a child in the icy water, he did not for a moment hesitate to save him.
• not for anything in the world
  ни за что на свете

  Adelaide will not for anything in the world tell her husband about her problem.
• not able to call one's time one's own
  быть слишком занятым

  Cora was not able to call her time her own, so busy she was all the week.
• none other than (someone)
  не что иное, как; не кто иной, как

  I went to a party last night and saw none other than Sam Willows whom I hadn't seen for ages.
• not buy (something)
  не поверить чему-либо, "не купиться на что-либо"

  "I had to stay home to take care of my pet bird; it was so lonely," the student said, but the teacher did not buy the excuse.
• not for publication
  не для публикации, секретный

  Though the documents were written many years ago, they were still not for publication.
• none too (something)
  не слишком (красивый, умный и т.д.)

  Celia was none too smart to try and cheat at the exam.
• not know where to turn
  не знать, что делать; растеряться

  "Oh, this is awful. I do not know where to turn or what to do."
• not know one's own strength
  не рассчитать собственные силы

  George does not know his own strength, and he is sometimes dangerous to play with.
• not worth a plugged nickel
  ничего не стоящий, бесполезный, "гроша медного не стоит"

  "Never take Paul seriously; his promises are not worth a plugged nickel."
• not able to go on
  не в состоянии продолжать (что-либо делать)

  Ulla felt a lump in her throat and was not able to go on speaking.
• not one's place
  не чьё-либо дело

  "It is not your place to tell other people how to spend their own money."
• not see past/farther than the end of one's nose
  быть не дальновидным, не видеть дальше своего носа

  Arthur could not see farther than the end of his nose and never planned anything for the future.
• not lift a finger/hand (to help someone)
  пальцем не пошевелить (чтобы помочь кому-либо)

  He saw that she was suffering, but he did not lift a finger to help her.
• not tell a (living) soul
  не сказать ни одной живой душе

  Hans promised not to tell a soul about our disagreement.
• not set foot (somewhere)
  не идти \ не приезжать (куда-либо)

  Zeya left her native town ages ago, and has not set foot in it ever since.
• not let (someone) catch you (doing something)
  не позволить застать кого-либо за каким-либо занятием

  "Do not let me catch you taking my things without my permission."
• not miss much
  ничего не пропускать

  My mother does not miss much, and I should be very careful what I wear for various occasions.