Neither+one+thing+nor+the+other

  • 1be neither one thing nor the other — if you say that something is neither one thing nor the other, you think it is bad because it is a mixture of two different things that do not combine well together. I prefer a book to be either fact or fiction this one s neither one thing nor the …

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  • 2neither head nor tail — Neither one thing nor the other, nothing distinct or definite …

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  • 3neither — nei|ther1 W3 [ˈnaıðə US ˈni:ðər] determiner, pron not one or the other of two people or things →↑either ▪ Would you like tea or coffee? Neither, thanks. ▪ It was a game in which neither team deserved to win. neither of ▪ Neither of them can cook …

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  • 4Neither fish nor flesh — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …

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  • 5Neither fish nor fowl — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …

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  • 6NOR — conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was to be seen; I said I had not seen it, nor had I; all that is true, nor must we forget ...; can neither read nor write). 2 and no more; neither ( I cannot… …

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  • 7neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring — anything not belonging to a particular class or category; indefinite; indeterminate; to be hesitant or undecided; having no specific characteristics; neither one thing nor the other. May appear as neither fish nor good red herring, neither fish… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 8neither fish nor fowl — anything not belonging to a particular class or category; indefinite; having no specific characteristics; neither one thing nor the other …

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  • 9neither fish nor fowl — idi having no specific character or conviction; neither one thing nor the other …

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  • 10The Lost Opera — Infobox Album Name = The Lost Opera Type = studio Artist = London Symphony Orchestra with Kimera Caption = Cover of the 1985 reissue Released = 1984 Recorded = Genre = Classical Length = Label = Redbus (1984) Stylus (1985) Producer = Steve… …

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