New York minute(USA) If something happens in a New York minute, it happens very fast. No smoke without fire This idiom means that when people suspect something, there is normally a good reason for the suspicion, even if there is no concrete evidence. ('Where's there's smoke, there's fire' is also used.) No two ways about it If there are no two ways about something, there is no other possible interpretation. Noddy work (UK) Unimportant or very simple tasks are noddy work. Not worth a red cent (USA) If something is not worth a red cent, it has no value. Notch on your belt A success or achievement that might help you in the future is a notch on your belt. Nothing ventured, nothing gained You can't win if you don't join in the game; if you don't participate in something, you will not achieve anything. O Object lesson An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.) Odds and ends Odds and ends are small, remnant articles and things- the same as 'bits and bobs'. Off the cuff If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation. Off the record Something off the record is said in confidence because the speaker doesn't want it attributed to them, especially when talking to the media.
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