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hide nor hair

idiom
Meaning

A trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.


Examples
SIMPLE

I have seen neither hide nor hair of my cat today.

CONTEXTUAL

We searched the entire park for the lost dog, but we found neither hide nor hair of him.

COMPLEX

Despite an exhaustive search of the dense forest, the rescue team found neither hide nor hair of the missing hiker.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  2. 02

    barnet

    [Cockney slang]hair

  3. 03

    bring one's own hide to market

    To create one's own fate, as a result of one's chosen character and actions; to experience the appropriate consequences of one's behavior.

  4. 04

    curl someone's hair

    To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly.

  5. 05

    get grey hair from

    To acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone).

  6. 06

    get out of someone's hair

    To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.

  7. 07

    give someone grey hair

    To give someone great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness.

  8. 08

    hair of the dog

    An alcoholic drink, particularly when taken the morning after to cure a hangover.

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