Newfangled People who don't like new methods, technologies, etc, describe them as newfangled, which means new but not as good or nice as the old ones. Nitty gritty If people get down to the nitty gritty, they concentrate on the most important and serious issues. No can do No can do means that the speaker can't do whatever it is that has been asked of him or her. No great shakes If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it. No ifs or buts Ifs and Buts is a term used to describe the reasons people give for not wanting to do something. To show that you don't wish to accept any excuses, you can tell somebody that you wish to hear no ifs or buts Here IF & BUT have become nouns No love lost If there is no love lost between two people they have a strong enmity towards or hate for the other and make no effort to conceal it. No quarter This means without mercy. We can say no quarter given or asked. No question This idiom means that something is certain or definite. No questions asked If something is to be done and no questions asked, then it doesn't matter what methods are used or what rules are broken to ensure that it gets done. No time for If you have no time for an activity, you have absolutely no desire to spend or waste any time doing it. You can have no time for people, too. None so blind as those who will not see This idiom is used when people refuse to accept facts presented to them. ('None so deaf as those who will not hear' is an alternative.) Not all there If someone isn't all there, they are a little bit stupid or crazy. Not much cop Describing a film or something as not much cop is a way of saying that you didn't think much of it. Not wash If a story or explanation will not wash, it is not credible. Nothing to crow about If something's nothing to crow about, it's not particularly good or special. Null and void If something's null and void, it is invalid or is no longer applicable. Nuts and bolts The nuts and bolts are the most essential components of something. Object lesson An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.) Odds and ends Odds and ends are small, remnant articles and things- the same as bits and bobs. Off the beaten track Somewhere that's off the beaten track is in a remote location. Off the chart If something goes off the chart, it far exceeds the normal standards, good or bad, for something. Off the hook If someone is off the hook, they have avoided punishment or criticism for something they have done. Off the rails If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality.
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