nobody

a nobody

Someone who is entirely unimportant, unsuccessful, or without power or influence. He's a nobody at the office; no one even knows he exists.

it's an ill wind that blows nobody (any) good

proverb Even the most negative or harmful situations usually benefit someone. Thus a situation that benefits no one must be truly bad (and rare). The rain caused flooding, but it may help the farmers. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

See also: blow, good, ill, nobody, that, wind

like crazy

With great intensity or speed. Ugh, these mosquito bites are itching like crazy! Now that there's the threat of a snowstorm, shoppers have been buying shovels and salt like crazy.

See also: crazy, like

like nobody's business

To an extreme or intense degree. The other team came out and dominated our players like nobody's business.

See also: business, like

no one in his/her/their right mind would (do something)

No one who is sane would consider doing something; someone would have to be crazy to do something. All I'm saying is that no one in their right mind would ask the boss for a raise with the economy the way it is right now. Everyone knows Jake is a mess—no one in her right mind would date him.

nobody's fool

Someone who cannot easily be fooled, swindled, or taken advantage of. He tried to convince her to sign up for the expensive upgrade, but my mother is nobody's fool, and she could tell straight away that it was a scam. He may look a bit simple with his big round eyes and boyish features, but John is nobody's fool.

nobody's perfect

All people have faults or make mistakes. Used as a means of consolation or of mitigating judgment or criticism against someone or something. A: "I'm sorry I screwed up our presentation today." B: "Hey, nobody's perfect. It's not the end of the world or anything." Nobody's perfect, so I try not to be too judgmental of other people.

on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog

A phrase that highlights the anonymous nature of online correspondence. It originally appeared in a cartoon by Peter Steiner. A: "I can't say something that mean, even to a stranger." B: "Oh, sure you can! On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."

the lights are on, but nobody's home

A humorous expression used to say that someone is stupid, unthinking, or inattentive. Hello, Pete? Earth to Pete. He must be daydreaming again—the lights are on, but no one's home. I kept asking the suspect questions about what happened, and they just kept staring at me blankly. The lights are on, but no one's home, you know what I mean?

there's nobody home

Said of someone whom one thinks is dimwitted or mentally impaired. I've been trying to get information from him for half an hour, but there's nobody home as far as I can tell. She's sweet and very attractive, but there's nobody home when you try to discuss any serious topic.

See also: home, nobody

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

It's an ill wind that blows nobody (any) good.

Prov. Even misfortune can benefit someone or something.; A calamity for one person usually benefits somebody else. The tremendous hailstorm left gaping holes in most of the roofs in town, so many families were homeless. The roofing companies, however, made plenty of money fixing those holes. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

See also: blow, good, ill, nobody, that, wind

like crazy

and like mad

Fig. furiously; very much, fast, many, or actively. People are coming in here like crazy. There isn't enough room for them all. We sold ice cream like crazy. It was a very hot day.

See also: crazy, like

like nobody's business

Inf. very well; very much. She can sing like nobody's business. What a set of pipes! My mom can cook chocolate chip cookies like nobody's business.

See also: business, like

nobody's fool

Fig. a sensible and wise person who is not easily deceived. Mary is nobody's fool. She watches out for people who might try to cheat her. Anne may seem as though she's not very bright, but she's nobody's fool.

There's nobody home.

There are no brains in someone's head. There's lots of goodwill in that head, but there's nobody home. What a fool! There's nobody home—that's for sure.

See also: home, nobody

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

like crazy

Also, like mad; like nobody's business. With exceeding enthusiasm or speed, without restraint. For example, We shopped like crazy and bought all our furniture in one day, or Once he's out of the town limits he drives like mad, or The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus like nobody's business. The first terms employ crazy and mad in the sense of "lunatic" as a hyperbole for lack of restraint; the third implies that no business could be conducted in such an extraordinary fashion. The first and third date from the 1920s, the second from the mid-1600s.

See also: crazy, like

nobody home

1. No one is paying attention, as in She threw the ball right past him, yelling "Nobody home!"

2. The person being discussed is mentally impaired and so cannot understand, as in When the woman did not answer, he concluded it was a case of nobody home. Both usages transfer the absence of someone in a dwelling to absent-mindedness or mental deficiency, and are thought to have been invented by cartoonist and journalist Thomas Aloysius Dorgan ("TAD") around 1900. He often embellished his column with such punning amplifications as "Nobody home but the telephone and that's in the hands of the receiver," or "Nobody home but the oyster and that's in the stew."

See also: home, nobody

nobody's fool

A person who cannot be duped or taken advantage of, as in You can't put anything over on Ryan-he's nobody's fool. [Early 1900s]

like nobody's business

INFORMAL

1. If someone or something is doing something like nobody's business, they are doing it very fast, in large amounts or to a great extent. The people with this disease are dying off like nobody's business. I'm enjoying myself like nobody's business.

2. If someone or something does something like nobody's business, they do it very well. He sings like Sinatra, dances like Sammy Davis, plays piano like nobody's business, and lays on the charm like an old pro.

See also: business, like

the lights are on but nobody's home

the lights are on but no one's home

INFORMAL

If you say of someone that the lights are on but nobody's home, you mean that they are stupid or not reacting to what is happening. When I tell them anything, they look at me like the lights are on but nobody's home.

nobody in their right mind

no one in their right mind

COMMON If you say nobody in their right mind or no one in their right mind would do a particular thing, you mean that it is a stupid or crazy thing to do. No one in their right mind would go travelling on their own in such a dangerous region. Note: You can also say who in their right mind? with the same meaning. Who in their right mind would give information like that over the phone?

like nobody's business

in no ordinary way; to an extremely intense degree. informal

1991 Elspeth Barker O Caledonia They spread like nobody's business. They're a really pernicious weed.

See also: business, like

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

like ˈnobody’s business

(informal) very fast, very much, very hard, etc: He’s been spending money like nobody’s business recently.

See also: business, like

be ˌno/ˌnobody’s ˈfool

be a clever person who cannot easily be tricked or cheated by anyone: You won’t be able to cheat her — she’s nobody’s fool. Don’t underestimate him. He’s no fool.

the lights are ˈon but nobody’s ˈhome

(saying, humorous) used to describe somebody who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention: Don’t try discussing anything intelligent with Alice. The lights are on but nobody’s home, I’m afraid.

like crazy

and like mad

mod. furiously; very much, fast, many, or actively. Look at those people on the bank. They’re catching fish like mad! I’m running like mad and still can’t catch up.

See also: crazy, like

like nobody’s business

mod. very well; very much; very fast. She can sing like nobody’s business. What a set of pipes!

See also: business, like

a nobody

n. an insignificant person. (Compare this with somebody.) Don’t pay any attention to him. He’s just a nobody.

There’s nobody home

sent. There are no brains in someone’s head. You twit! There’s nobody home—that’s for sure.

See also: home, nobody

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

like crazy

Informal

To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy.

See also: crazy, like

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

a nobody
abbreviated piece of nothing
also ran
also-ran
nobody home
There’s nobody home
there's nobody home
wallpaper
dark horse, a
a dark horse

References in periodicals archive

Unfortunately for those who played, nobody got the Match 5 with the Power Play multiplier.

Winning Numbers For Powerball March 2 Lottery

'Ladies and gentlemen,' he said, 'I was a nobody and I still am!' The audience gasped.

Mr nobody..!

Nobody forced its silence over horrific lynchings of Muslims and Dalits, and made beef the huge livelihood-destroying issue that it now is.

A change of weather

"Nobody can demoralize the Azerbaijani state, no one can avert the state from national principles and ideas.

Ali Hasanov: Nobody can ever defeat Azerbaijani state

"This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

FROM THE BARBER'S CHAIR

Critique: Nobody Here Will Harm You is a unique and informative contribution to community and academic library Canadian history collections in general, and Aboriginal Canadian supplemental studies reading lists in particular.

Nobody Here Will Harm You

As a result of the incident, St Mark's Primary School, on Bishopton Road, was placed on lockdown - which means the school was secured with nobody allowed in or out while the incident was ongoing.

School on lockdown

"Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated," sputtered the leader, as it finally dawned on him that, no matter how many times he snapped his fingers, he couldn't conjure up effective and affordable medical coverage for millions of Americans.

Somebody knew

Richard Shelton; NOBODY RICH OR FAMOUS; University of Arizona Press (Nonfiction: Autobiography & Memoir) 19.95 ISBN: 9780816533992

Nobody Rich or Famous; A Family Memoir

JUST DAYS BEFORE THE 29 NOVEMBER 1794 PREMIERE OF NOBODY AT LON don's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mary Robinson--the poet, novelist, celebrity sensation, former actress and mistress of the Prince of Wales--received a "scurrilous, indecent and ill-disguised scrawl, signifying to her that the farce was already condemned." Dorothy Jordan, one of the play's comic leads, also received a letter, "informing her that 'Nobody should be damned!'" Anticipating a negative response, Elizabeth Farren--the actress originally selected to perform the part of Lady Languid--dropped out altogether.

Becoming somebody: refashioning the body politic in Mary Robinson's Nobody

Nobody matched five numbers plus the bonus, and 70 ticketholders won PS1,616 after matching five numbers.

Lotto results; BRIEFLY

Nobody! A Story About Overcoming Bullying in Schools

Facing the media in place of absent manager Jose Mourinho, Holland said yesterday: "Jose has made it quite clear that in this window his expectation is that nobody comes and nobody goes.

Messi move is 'almost impossible'

And in Birmingham we are about to see it with wheelie bins which nobody wants but we are about to be ignored and have them forced on us.

Politicians don't listen; views

Oh nobody's a long time Nowhere's a big pocket To put

Lonesome Boy Blues

词组	nobody
释义	nobody a nobody Someone who is entirely unimportant, unsuccessful, or without power or influence. He's a nobody at the office; no one even knows he exists. See also: nobody it's an ill wind that blows nobody (any) good proverb Even the most negative or harmful situations usually benefit someone. Thus a situation that benefits no one must be truly bad (and rare). The rain caused flooding, but it may help the farmers. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. See also: blow, good, ill, nobody, that, wind like crazy With great intensity or speed. Ugh, these mosquito bites are itching like crazy! Now that there's the threat of a snowstorm, shoppers have been buying shovels and salt like crazy. See also: crazy, like like nobody's business To an extreme or intense degree. The other team came out and dominated our players like nobody's business. See also: business, like no one in his/her/their right mind would (do something) No one who is sane would consider doing something; someone would have to be crazy to do something. All I'm saying is that no one in their right mind would ask the boss for a raise with the economy the way it is right now. Everyone knows Jake is a mess—no one in her right mind would date him. See also: mind, no, one, right nobody's fool Someone who cannot easily be fooled, swindled, or taken advantage of. He tried to convince her to sign up for the expensive upgrade, but my mother is nobody's fool, and she could tell straight away that it was a scam. He may look a bit simple with his big round eyes and boyish features, but John is nobody's fool. See also: fool nobody's perfect All people have faults or make mistakes. Used as a means of consolation or of mitigating judgment or criticism against someone or something. A: "I'm sorry I screwed up our presentation today." B: "Hey, nobody's perfect. It's not the end of the world or anything." Nobody's perfect, so I try not to be too judgmental of other people. See also: perfect on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog A phrase that highlights the anonymous nature of online correspondence. It originally appeared in a cartoon by Peter Steiner. A: "I can't say something that mean, even to a stranger." B: "Oh, sure you can! On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." See also: dog, know, nobody, on the lights are on, but nobody's home A humorous expression used to say that someone is stupid, unthinking, or inattentive. Hello, Pete? Earth to Pete. He must be daydreaming again—the lights are on, but no one's home. I kept asking the suspect questions about what happened, and they just kept staring at me blankly. The lights are on, but no one's home, you know what I mean? See also: but, home, lights there's nobody home Said of someone whom one thinks is dimwitted or mentally impaired. I've been trying to get information from him for half an hour, but there's nobody home as far as I can tell. She's sweet and very attractive, but there's nobody home when you try to discuss any serious topic. See also: home, nobody Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. It's an ill wind that blows nobody (any) good. Prov. Even misfortune can benefit someone or something.; A calamity for one person usually benefits somebody else. The tremendous hailstorm left gaping holes in most of the roofs in town, so many families were homeless. The roofing companies, however, made plenty of money fixing those holes. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. See also: blow, good, ill, nobody, that, wind like crazy and like mad Fig. furiously; very much, fast, many, or actively. People are coming in here like crazy. There isn't enough room for them all. We sold ice cream like crazy. It was a very hot day. See also: crazy, like like nobody's business Inf. very well; very much. She can sing like nobody's business. What a set of pipes! My mom can cook chocolate chip cookies like nobody's business. See also: business, like nobody's fool Fig. a sensible and wise person who is not easily deceived. Mary is nobody's fool. She watches out for people who might try to cheat her. Anne may seem as though she's not very bright, but she's nobody's fool. See also: fool There's nobody home. There are no brains in someone's head. There's lots of goodwill in that head, but there's nobody home. What a fool! There's nobody home—that's for sure. See also: home, nobody McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. like crazy Also, like mad; like nobody's business. With exceeding enthusiasm or speed, without restraint. For example, We shopped like crazy and bought all our furniture in one day, or Once he's out of the town limits he drives like mad, or The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus like nobody's business. The first terms employ crazy and mad in the sense of "lunatic" as a hyperbole for lack of restraint; the third implies that no business could be conducted in such an extraordinary fashion. The first and third date from the 1920s, the second from the mid-1600s. See also: crazy, like nobody home 1. No one is paying attention, as in She threw the ball right past him, yelling "Nobody home!" 2. The person being discussed is mentally impaired and so cannot understand, as in When the woman did not answer, he concluded it was a case of nobody home. Both usages transfer the absence of someone in a dwelling to absent-mindedness or mental deficiency, and are thought to have been invented by cartoonist and journalist Thomas Aloysius Dorgan ("TAD") around 1900. He often embellished his column with such punning amplifications as "Nobody home but the telephone and that's in the hands of the receiver," or "Nobody home but the oyster and that's in the stew." See also: home, nobody nobody's fool A person who cannot be duped or taken advantage of, as in You can't put anything over on Ryan-he's nobody's fool. [Early 1900s] See also: fool The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. like nobody's business INFORMAL 1. If someone or something is doing something like nobody's business, they are doing it very fast, in large amounts or to a great extent. The people with this disease are dying off like nobody's business. I'm enjoying myself like nobody's business. 2. If someone or something does something like nobody's business, they do it very well. He sings like Sinatra, dances like Sammy Davis, plays piano like nobody's business, and lays on the charm like an old pro. See also: business, like the lights are on but nobody's home or the lights are on but no one's home INFORMAL If you say of someone that the lights are on but nobody's home, you mean that they are stupid or not reacting to what is happening. When I tell them anything, they look at me like the lights are on but nobody's home. See also: but, home, lights, on nobody in their right mind or no one in their right mind COMMON If you say nobody in their right mind or no one in their right mind would do a particular thing, you mean that it is a stupid or crazy thing to do. No one in their right mind would go travelling on their own in such a dangerous region. Note: You can also say who in their right mind? with the same meaning. Who in their right mind would give information like that over the phone? See also: mind, nobody, right Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. like nobody's business in no ordinary way; to an extremely intense degree. informal 1991 Elspeth Barker O Caledonia They spread like nobody's business. They're a really pernicious weed. See also: business, like Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary like ˈnobody’s business (informal) very fast, very much, very hard, etc: He’s been spending money like nobody’s business recently. See also: business, like be ˌno/ˌnobody’s ˈfool be a clever person who cannot easily be tricked or cheated by anyone: You won’t be able to cheat her — she’s nobody’s fool. Don’t underestimate him. He’s no fool. See also: fool, no the lights are ˈon but nobody’s ˈhome (saying, humorous) used to describe somebody who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention: Don’t try discussing anything intelligent with Alice. The lights are on but nobody’s home, I’m afraid. See also: but, home, lights, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary like crazy and like mad mod. furiously; very much, fast, many, or actively. Look at those people on the bank. They’re catching fish like mad! I’m running like mad and still can’t catch up. See also: crazy, like like nobody’s business mod. very well; very much; very fast. She can sing like nobody’s business. What a set of pipes! See also: business, like a nobody n. an insignificant person. (Compare this with somebody.) Don’t pay any attention to him. He’s just a nobody. See also: nobody There’s nobody home sent. There are no brains in someone’s head. You twit! There’s nobody home—that’s for sure. See also: home, nobody McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions like crazy Informal To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy. See also: crazy, like American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: a nobody abbreviated piece of nothing also ran also-ran nobody home There’s nobody home there's nobody home wallpaper dark horse, a a dark horse References in periodicals archive Unfortunately for those who played, nobody got the Match 5 with the Power Play multiplier. Winning Numbers For Powerball March 2 Lottery 'Ladies and gentlemen,' he said, 'I was a nobody and I still am!' The audience gasped. Mr nobody..! Nobody forced its silence over horrific lynchings of Muslims and Dalits, and made beef the huge livelihood-destroying issue that it now is. A change of weather "Nobody can demoralize the Azerbaijani state, no one can avert the state from national principles and ideas. Ali Hasanov: Nobody can ever defeat Azerbaijani state "This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. FROM THE BARBER'S CHAIR Critique: Nobody Here Will Harm You is a unique and informative contribution to community and academic library Canadian history collections in general, and Aboriginal Canadian supplemental studies reading lists in particular. Nobody Here Will Harm You As a result of the incident, St Mark's Primary School, on Bishopton Road, was placed on lockdown - which means the school was secured with nobody allowed in or out while the incident was ongoing. School on lockdown "Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated," sputtered the leader, as it finally dawned on him that, no matter how many times he snapped his fingers, he couldn't conjure up effective and affordable medical coverage for millions of Americans. Somebody knew Richard Shelton; NOBODY RICH OR FAMOUS; University of Arizona Press (Nonfiction: Autobiography & Memoir) 19.95 ISBN: 9780816533992 Nobody Rich or Famous; A Family Memoir JUST DAYS BEFORE THE 29 NOVEMBER 1794 PREMIERE OF NOBODY AT LON don's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mary Robinson--the poet, novelist, celebrity sensation, former actress and mistress of the Prince of Wales--received a "scurrilous, indecent and ill-disguised scrawl, signifying to her that the farce was already condemned." Dorothy Jordan, one of the play's comic leads, also received a letter, "informing her that 'Nobody should be damned!'" Anticipating a negative response, Elizabeth Farren--the actress originally selected to perform the part of Lady Languid--dropped out altogether. Becoming somebody: refashioning the body politic in Mary Robinson's Nobody Nobody matched five numbers plus the bonus, and 70 ticketholders won PS1,616 after matching five numbers. Lotto results; BRIEFLY Nobody! A Story About Overcoming Bullying in Schools Nobody! A Story About Overcoming Bullying in Schools Facing the media in place of absent manager Jose Mourinho, Holland said yesterday: "Jose has made it quite clear that in this window his expectation is that nobody comes and nobody goes. Messi move is 'almost impossible' And in Birmingham we are about to see it with wheelie bins which nobody wants but we are about to be ignored and have them forced on us. Politicians don't listen; views Oh nobody's a long time Nowhere's a big pocket To put Lonesome Boy Blues
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