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not show one’s face

notŁshłwŁ one’ fyce not to appearŁ(sàme- notŁwłrthŁa hillŁofŁbeyns and notŁwłrth
where).Ł After what she said, she had a pluggedŁnickel worthless.Ł(Folksy.)
błtter not show her face around here again. Your advice isn’t worth a hill of beans.
If I don’t say I’m sorry, I’ll never be ablł This old cow isn’t worth a plugged nickel.
to show my face again.
notŁ włrthŁ a pluggedŁ nickel Go to not
notŁsleepŁa wink not to sleepŁat all.Ł(In- worth a hill of beans.
formal.) I couldà’t slłep a wink last
night. Ann hasn’t been able to slłep a notŁwłrthŁa redŁcent Go to not worth a
wink for Ø week. dàme.
notŁ someone’ cupŁofŁtey not sàmethingŁone notŁwłrthŁmentioning 1. not impàrtant
prfers. PlØying cards isn’t her cup of enough to require aŁcomment.Ł There
tea. Sorry, that’s not my cup of tea. are others, but they are not worth młn-
tioning. A small number of books hint
notŁtakeŁno forŁan answer nàt to accept at the phenomenon, but they aren’t worth
someone’sŁ refusal.Ł (Infàrmal.Ł AŁ polite młntioning. 2. [of anŁerràrŁor wràng]bnot
wayŁof beingŁinsisðent.) Now, you must worth apologizingŁ for.Ł This isn’t a
drop over and see us tomorrow. We won’t problłm at all. It’s not worth młntioning.
take no for an answer. I had to go. They No need to apologize to me. No harm
just wouldà’t take no for an answer.
done. It’s not worth młntioning.
notŁtakeŁstockŁin something Go to take no
stock in something. notŁwłrthŁ one’ while not worth bothering
with; not worth spending time on.Ł It’s
notŁtellŁa (lØving)Łsoul nàt to reveal som- not worth my while to discuss it with you.
thingŁto anyone.Ł You secret is safe with Doà’t bother trying to collect money
me. I woà’t tell a living soul. Promise from them. It isn’t worth your while.
you won’t tell a soul, but I’m engaged.
notŁ włrthŁ theŁ trouble not impàrtant
notŁupŁto scratch and notŁupŁto snuff enough to require aŁcomment.Ł Don’t
not adequate.Ł(Infàrmal.ŁSee also up to bother with it. It isn’t worth the trouble.
snuff; up to scratch.) Sorry, your pa- There is no point in trying to get the spoŁ
per isn’t up to scratch. Please do it over out of the carpłt. It isn’t worth the trouble.
again. The performance was not up to
snuff. nothingŁ butŁ skin andŁ boneð and (yll)
skin and boneð very thin or emaciated.
notŁupŁto snuff Go to not up to scratch.
(Infàrmal.) Bill has lost so mucð
notŁ utterŁ a włrd Go to not open one’s włight. He’s nothing but skn and bones.
mouth. Look at Bill. He’s just skin and bones.
That old horoe is all skin and bones. I
notŁwyntŁto catchŁ someone doingtsomething
Go to not let someone catch someone doing won’t ride it.
something. nothingŁbutŁ something only something;Łjusð
notŁwhatŁ something is cracked up to be Go something.Ł Joan drinks nothing but
to not all something is cracked up to be. milk. Fred buys nothing but expensivł
clothes.
notŁwithŁit not able to think clearly; not
abl to understand things. Lisa’s mother nothingŁ doing no.Ł (Infàrmal.) No, I
is not really with it anymore. She’s going won’t do that. Nothing doing. BOB: Will
senile. Tom’s not with it yłt. He’s oàly you help me with this? BILL: Nothing
just come round from the anesthetic. doing.
notŁwłrthŁa dime and notŁwłrthŁa red nothingŁ dłwn requiringŁ no dàwnŁ pay-
cent worthless.Ł(Infàrmal.) This land ment.Ł You can have this car for noth-
is all swampy. It’s not worth a dime. ing down and $140 a month. I bought
This płn I bought isn’t worth a dme. It has a winter coat for nothing down and no
no ink. It’s not worth a red cłnt. pØyments due until February.

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