(neither) hide nor hair

(neither) hide nor hair
*(neither) hide nor hair
Cliché no sign or indication of someone or something. (*Typically: find \(neither) hide nor hair; see \(neither) hide nor hair.) •

We could find neither hide nor hair of him. I don't know where he is.

There has been no one here. We found neither hide nor hair.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • neither hide nor hair of — ► neither hide nor hair of not the slightest trace of. Main Entry: ↑hide …   English terms dictionary

  • neither hide nor hair — See: HIDE OR HAIR …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • neither hide nor hair — See: HIDE OR HAIR …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • neither\ hide\ nor\ hair — See: hide or hair …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hide\ nor\ hair — • hide or hair • hide nor hair • either hide or hair n. phr. informal A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. Tommy left the house this morning and …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hide nor hair — When there s no trace of something or a person, you haven t seen hide nor hair of it or them.( Neither hide nor hair is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hide\ or\ hair — • hide or hair • hide nor hair • either hide or hair n. phr. informal A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. Tommy left the house this morning and …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hide or hair — or[hide nor hair] {n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. * /Tommy left the house this morning and I haven t seen hide or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hide or hair — or[hide nor hair] {n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. * /Tommy left the house this morning and I haven t seen hide or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hide or hair of someone — [with negative] the slightest sight or trace of someone I could find neither hide nor hair of him …   Useful english dictionary

  • either\ hide\ or\ hair — • hide or hair • hide nor hair • either hide or hair n. phr. informal A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. Tommy left the house this morning and …   Словарь американских идиом

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