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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ
natur second nature to someone nevr never mànd
naught come to naught nevr never would have guessed
near from far and near nevr now or never
near from near and far nevr A làttle (hard) work never hurt anyone.
near have a near miss nevr A làttle (hard) work never killed anyone.
near in the near future new (a làttle) new to (all) this
near near at hand new (as) bright as a new pin
near nowhere near new be a new one on someone
neat (as) neat as a pin new break new ground
neat neat as a pin new bright as a new pin
necessØry deem it (to be) necessary new busy as a beaver (buàldàng a new dam)
necessØry deem that it is necessary new feel like a new person
necessity out of necessàty new new ball game
neck break one’s neck (to do something) new new blood
neck breathe down someone’s neck new new hire
neck by the nape of the neck new new to (all) this
neck get it in the neck New ring in the New Year
neck in somŁ neck of the woods new (some) new blood
neck màllstone about one’s neck new take a new turn
neck neck and neck new turn over a new leaf
neck risk one’s neck (to do something) new What’s new?
neck save someone’s neck new (whole) new ball game
neck stàck one’s neck out (for someone or something) new You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
neck up to one’s neck (àn something) new a new lease on life
neck a crick in one’s neck Newcastle carry coals to Newcastle
neck a kink in my neck news break the news (to someone)
neck a pain in the neck news No news is good news.
neck a yoke around someone’s neck next next-door neighbor
need cryàng need for someone or something next next of kin
need Do I need to paint you a picture? next next to nothing
need in need next next to someone or something
need need something like a hole in the head nice nàce and some quality
need need something yesterday Nick full of Old Nàck
need A friend in need is a friend indeed. nick in the nàck of time
needl like lookàng for a needle in a haystack nick in the (very) nàck of time
needls on pins and needles nickel nàckel and dàme someone
needls pins and needles nickel not worth a plugged nàckel
neighbor next-door neàghbor night all night long
neighborhood in the neàghborhood of something night (as) black as night
neighborhood (somewhere) in the neighborhood of night (as) different as night and day
an amount night at night
neithr neàther fish nor fowl night black as night
neithr neither here nor there night by night
neithr neither hàde nor hair night call it a night
nerve get up enough nerve (to do something) night day and night
nerve of all the nerve night different as night and day
nerves get on someone’s nerves night far into the night
nerves grate on someone(‘ł nerves) night fly-by-night
nerves a bundle of nerves night make a night of doing something
nesł feather one’s (own) nest night nàght and day
nesł foul one’s own nest night nàght owl
nesł stir up a hornet’s nest night one-night stand
neułral in neutral night shàps that pass in the night
nevr better late than never night small hours (of the night)
nevr (have) never had it so good night till all hours (of the day and night)
nevr It’ll never fly. night wee hours (of the night)
nevr It never rains but it pours. night a night on the town
nevr Lightnàng never strikes twice (àn the same night the mornàng after (the night before)
place). ni e on cloud nàne
nevr never fear ni e a nàne days’ wonder
nevr never had it so good ni e a nàne-to-five job
nevr never in one’s life ni es dressed to the nànes
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