nigh

might nigh

colloquial, old-fashioned Very close to; almost; nearly. Hey, don't feel bad that you're still single—shoot, I was might nigh 40 by the time I met my wife! I heard it's going to be might nigh 100 degrees on Saturday. She was might nigh frozen to death by the time we fished her out of that lake.
See also: might, nigh

mighty nigh

colloquial, old-fashioned Very close to; almost; nearly. Hey, don't feel bad that you're still single—shoot, I was mighty nigh 40 by the time I met my wife! I heard it's going to be mighty nigh 100 degrees on Saturday. She was mighty nigh frozen to death by the time we fished her out of that lake.
See also: mighty, nigh
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

might(y) nigh

Rur. very nearly. We mighty nigh lost Mary that time she fell through the ice in the river. That was might nigh the worst night of my life.
See also: might, nigh
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • big ole
  • olé
  • gotcha
  • playa
  • nome
  • Nome sane?
  • Nome sayin'?
  • like, you know
  • like there ain't no tomorrow
  • Run that by one more time
References in periodicals archive
The post The end of the underworld is nigh -- Anastasiades appeared first on Cyprus Mail .
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Yesterday, an influx of another kind poured into the streets of the nigh deserted areas, leaving a slimy trail of mud and water.
From beneath an inky starlit sky At last, just nigh was the night, And from under the stars with a plaintive cry The scarlet bird flew out of sight.
Quakers are suffering from their groundshare with Bishop Auckland, as the Heritage Park pitch has to accommodate two teams which is proving nigh on impossible in the wet weather.
Then, a grimy, gorgeous hippie kid named Nigh stumbled into my life.
Dedicated followers believe the end of the world is nigh as the Mayan Calendar comes to an end on 21st December 2012, with some expecting the remote farming village of Bugarach to offer an escape.
BBC 1, Friday, 8.30pm The end is nigh. After several weeks of seeing celebs getting very hot under the collar while attempting to prepare sumptuous dishes, we find out which of them has stood the kitchen heat best.
Summary: Beirut, Ramadan 13, 1431/ Aug 23, SPA-- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri reiterated here last nigh his commitment to the course of justice and called on Lebanese parties to distance the UN tribunal from domestic debate.
WISHBONE ASH Sometime World (MCA) IT'S impossible to exaggerate the impact that the Ash had when they made their debut nigh on 40 years ago.
In her name, the Nightingale Initiative of Global Health (NIGH) is a grassroots, nurse-inspired movement to increase public awareness about the priority of health and to empower nurses and concerned citizens to stand for a healthy world everywhere (NIGH, 2009).
The Maryland Nurses Association's Board of Directors has endorsed the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH).
The organisation said an occupancy level of 95% made it "nigh impossible" to deliver a workable prison service maintaining respect for inmates' dignity.
"The End Is Nigh" is a good position to take when you want to get attention.