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in nothing flat

[nuhth-ing]

noth·ing

[nuhth-ing]
noun
1.
no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
2.
no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence.
3.
something that is nonexistent.
4.
nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing.
5.
something or someone of no importance or significance: Money is nothing when you're without health.
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6.
a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced.
7.
a person of little or no importance; a nobody.
8.
something that is without quantity or magnitude.
9.
a cipher or naught: Nothing from nine leaves nine.
10.
(used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks): Think nothing of it. It's nothing. Nothing to it.
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adverb
11.
in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. Nothing dismayed, he repeated his question.

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In nothing flat is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
adjective
12.
amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like: She was stuck in a nothing job.
13.
for nothing,
a.
free of charge.
b.
for no apparent reason or motive.
c.
futilely; to no avail: They had gone to a great deal of expense for nothing.
14.
in nothing flat, in very little time: Dinner was finished in nothing flat.
15.
make nothing of,
a.
to treat lightly; regard as easy.
b.
to be unsuccessful in comprehending: He could make nothing of the complicated directions.
16.
nothing but, nothing other than; only: We could see nothing but fog.
17.
nothing doing,
a.
Informal. emphatically no; certainly not.
b.
no activity, inducement, advantage, etc., present to the eye: We drove through the town but there seemed to be nothing doing.
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18.
nothing less than/short of, absolutely; completely: She was used to nothing less than the best.
19.
think nothing of,
a.
to treat casually.
b.
to regard as insignificant: He thinks nothing of lying to conceal his incompetence.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English nānthing, nathing; see no2, thing1
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in nothing flat definition


  1. mod.
    immediately. : She changed the tire in nothing flat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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in nothing flat

see under in no time.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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