have a nodding acquaintance with

have a nodding acquaintance with
See: NODDING ACQUAINTANCE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have a nodding acquaintance with someone — have a nodding acquaintance with someone/be on nodding terms with someone/ phrase to know someone well enough to say ‘hello’ to them, but not know them very well Thesaurus: words used to describe relations and relationshipshyponym friendship and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a nodding acquaintance with — See: NODDING ACQUAINTANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ a\ nodding\ acquaintance\ with — See: nodding acquaintance …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have a nodding acquaintance with somebody — have a nodding acˈquaintance with sb/sth idiom to only know sb/sth slightly Main entry: ↑nodidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a nodding acquaintance with something — have a nodding acˈquaintance with sb/sth idiom to only know sb/sth slightly Main entry: ↑nodidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • nodding acquaintance — noun 1. : a very slight or superficial knowledge or understanding of something had no more than a nodding acquaintance with economic theory 2. : a person with whom one is on terms of casual and distant civility * * * 1. a slight, incomplete, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • be on nodding terms with someone — have a nodding acquaintance with someone/be on nodding terms with someone/ phrase to know someone well enough to say ‘hello’ to them, but not know them very well Thesaurus: words used to describe relations and relationshipshyponym friendship and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a nodding acquaintance — a slight acquaintance with a person or cursory knowledge of a subject students will need a nodding acquaintance with three other languages * * * a nodding acquaintance : a small amount of knowledge about someone or something We only have a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • acquaintance — n. familiarity 1) to have an acquaintance with (he has some acquaintance with statistics) 2) a slight, superficial acquaintance 3) on acquaintance (on closer acquaintance he proved to be a nice person) 4) an acquaintance with casual friendship 5) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • acquaintance — ac|quaint|ance [əˈkweıntəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(somebody you know)¦ 2¦(relationship)¦ 3 make somebody s acquaintance 4¦(knowledge)¦ 5 of your acquaintance 6 on first acquaintance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SOMEBODY YOU KNOW)¦ someone you know, but who is not a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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