Dictionary: letter N
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naff off (slang) tell someone to go away, usually because you're angry fuck off, piss off
- She told them to naff off.
- He wished people would just naff off and leave him alone.
nail down [nail someone down] (answer, date, time, price) force someone to state their intentions clearly peg down, pin down
- I couldn't nail her down to an exact date.
- Try and nail them down to a price.
- He's definitely coming but I couldn't nail him down to a specific time.
narrow down [narrow something down] (list, number, choice, options, possibilities, search) reduce or limit in some way
- They've narrowed down the list of candidates.
- They narrowed the number of suspects down to three.
- Using satellite data, the team was able to narrow down the search area.
nip in
(insep) go into a place quickly or for a short
time 
nip out
- She nipped in and said hello.
- I'll nip in next week to book an appointment.
nip off (insep) go somewhere quickly or for a short time
- I'll just nip off to the shops.
- I'm going to nip off early so I can catch my train.
nip out nip off
nod off (insep) fall asleep unintentionally doze off, drop off
- She nodded off in front of the TV.
- He was embarrased because he nodded off in the middle of the film.
nose about/around/ into (insep) try to find out things about other people's affairs
- What are you nosing about here for?
- I wish you'd stop nosing into other people's business.
nose out [nose something out] (details, facts, signs) discover by searching carefully
- His job is to nose out unpleasant facts about important politicians.
- He managed to nose out some important facts.
notch up [notch something up] (victory, sale, record sales, contract) achieve
- Yahoo.co.uk notched up almost 3.4 million weekly unique visitors during July.
- The band notched up another UK Number 1 single with their version of the classic Bangles song.
note down [note something down] (address, number, message) write down jot down, take down, write down
- Note down his address.
- We recommend that you find and note down the serial number of your device.
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