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be neither fish nor fowl

if something is neither fish nor fowl, it is difficult to describe or understand because it is like one thing in some ways but like another thing in other ways. The hovercraft has always suffered from the fact that it is neither fish nor fowl.

See also: fish, neither

be 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 other.

See also: neither, other, thing

can't make head nor/or tail of something

to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn't make head or tail of the film. 'What does his message say?' 'I don't know - I can't make head or tail of it.'

See also: can't, head, tail

not for love nor/or money

if you say that you cannot or will not do something for love nor money, you mean that it is impossible to do or that you will not do it whatever happens. It's incredibly popular. You can't get tickets for love nor money. He's hopeless and unreliable. I wouldn't give him a job for love nor money.

See also: love, money

haven't seen hide nor hair of someone/something (informal)

if you have not seen hide nor hair of someone or something, you have not seen them for a period of time. I haven't seen hide nor hair of her since last Sunday, and I'm beginning to get rather worried. (often + since)

See also: hair, haven't, hide, seen

neither here nor there

if a fact is neither here nor there, it is not important. Whether they go or not is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.

See also: here, neither, there

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neither here nor there

not of any importance. Whether we take the train or drive is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.

See also: here, neither, there