word of mouth; foul mouth; from mouth to mouth; give it mouth; give mouth; keep one’s mouth shut; not open one’s mouth) move (get a move on; get on the move; make a move; make a move on someone; make one’s move; on the move) movement (make a movement) much (as much; make much of some- thing; not make much of something; not much for something; not much of something; think much about something; think much of some- thing; think too much about oneself; think too much of oneself ) mud (clear as mud) muscle (not move a muscle) music (pop music; popular music) nadir (from the zenith to the nadir) nail (coffin nail; on the nail; right as nails; right on the nail; to the nail) name (brand-name dropping; by the name of; call names; come under the name of; drop names; give a name to someone; give a name to something; give it a name; give one’s name to something; go under the name of; have someone’s name on it; keep one’s name on the books; name names; put a name to someone; put one’s name down for something; put one’s name to something; see one’s name in print; under the name of; you name it) nana (be off one’s nana; lose one’s nana) nation (allied to a nation; allied with a nation; flowery nation) natural (be a natural; be natural) nature (answer the call of nature; call of nature; child of nature; citizen of nature; law of nature; one’s second nature) naught (bring something to naught; set something at naught) neck (have a stiff neck; have the neck; neck and neck; stick one’s neck out) need (at need; in need) needle (be on the needle; give someone the needle; have the needle to some- one; put someone on the needle; sharp as a needle; take needles; take the needle) negro (bush negro; white negro) nerve (man of nerve) net (radio net) nettle (be nettled; be on nettles; grasp the nettle) network (radio network) never (never-never, the) news (bad news; what’s the bad news) newspaper (yellow newspaper) nick (in good nick; in the nick) nigger (white nigger; yellow nigger) night (day and night; day or night; one’s night off; one’s night out; three dog nights; watch night) nightingale (sing like a nightingale) nine (seven-by-nine; to the nines) ninepins (go down like ninepins) noise (make a noise; make a noise in the world; make noises; make the right noises) noodle (sharp as a wet noodle) noon (at noon) north (magician of the north, the) nose (copper nose; copper nose; from nose to tail; have one’s nose in some- thing; look down one’s nose at something; pay through the nose; put one’s nose into something; rub noses with someone; rub someone’s nose in something; stick one’s nose out; stick one’s nose where it doesn’t belong; take it on the nose; take it through the nose; turn up one’s nose at something) note (cover note; covering note; take note of something; take notes of something) nothing (make nothing of something; make nothing out of something; soft nothings; there is nothing doing; there is nothing for it; there is noth- ing in it; there is nothing to be done; there is nothing to it; to say nothing of ) notice (give notice; take notice) now (as of now; every now and then; for now; now, now) number (any number of; do a number; do a number on someone; do one’s number; have someone’s number; have someone’s number on it; in number; in numbers; make one’s number with someone; one’s lucky number comes up; one’s number comes up) nurse (state enrolled nurse; state regis- tered nurse) nut (be dead nuts on something; be off one’s nut; crack a nut; get one’s nuts off; hard nut to crack; sweet as a nut; tough nut to crack) oar (row with both oars) oath (on my oath; on oath) observation (make an observation; take an observation) occasion (by occasion of something; on occasion; on the occasion; on the occasion of something) ocean (boil the ocean) off (day off; on and off; way off ) offer (on offer; under offer) offering (thanks offering) office (divine office; employment office; fire office; holy office, the; in office; in the office; post office; post office, the) officer (safety officer) oil (mix oil and water; pour oil on troubled waters; snake oil) ointment (fly in the ointment, a) omnibus (man on the clapham omnibus, the) on (heat is on, the; in on something; off and on) once (all at once; at once; for once; for this once; not once; not once or twice) one (any one; at one; back to square one; beyond one; each and every one; each one; every one; fast one; for one; hang one on; hang one on someone; have a quick one; have one too many; in one; number one; number ones; odd one; odd one out; one by one; one-on-one; one-to- one; pull a fast one; quick one; some one; thousand to one, a; you’re a good one) oneself (above oneself; absent oneself from something; address oneself to someone; beside oneself; ally oneself to someone; ally oneself with some- one; amuse oneself with something; apply oneself to something; attach oneself to someone; be oneself; be oneself again; be pleased with one- self; beside oneself; beyond oneself; bother oneself about someone; bow oneself out; bring someone to one- self; comport oneself with some- thing; concern oneself about something; concern oneself with something; content oneself with something; deliver oneself of some- thing; do oneself down; do oneself up; do oneself well; excuse oneself; find oneself; help oneself; help one- self to something; identify oneself to someone; identify oneself with someone; impose oneself on some- one; interest oneself for someone; keep oneself to oneself; keep to one- self; leave someone to oneself; live by oneself; live in oneself; live to one- self; live with oneself; live within oneself; lose oneself; make off with oneself; make oneself up; make the best of oneself; master of oneself; out of oneself; park oneself; pig one- self; please oneself; push oneself; push oneself forward; put someone out of oneself; relieve oneself; retire into oneself; revenge oneself on someone; sort oneself out; spread oneself out; stew oneself; stretch oneself; stretch oneself out; take someone out of oneself; throw one- self away on someone; throw oneself in something; throw oneself on someone; throw oneself on some- thing; throw oneself to something; trouble oneself about something; trouble oneself with something; turn in on oneself; turn oneself in; work oneself up into something; work oneself up to something) only (if only) open (wide open; widely open) operation (theater of operations) – 389 – Key Word Index