- nervous Nellie (Nelly)
- Общая лексика: пессимист, робкая личность, трус, человек, постоянно волнующийся (за что-л., кого-л.)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
nervous Nellie (Nelly)
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nervous nellie — Someone excessively worried or apprehensive is a nervous Nellie (or Nelly) … The small dictionary of idiomes
nervous nellie — ˈnelē, li noun Usage: usually capitalized 2d N Etymology: nervous + Nellie, diminutive of Ellen, Eleanor, or Helen : a timid or ineffectual person the nervous Nellies, who always come into a bull market too late, pushed prices too high Burton… … Useful english dictionary
nervous Nellie — or nervous Nelly noun (plural nervous Nellies) Usage: often capitalized 1st N Etymology: from the name Nellie Date: 1926 a timid or worrisome person … New Collegiate Dictionary
nervous Nelly — nervous Nellie or nervous Nelly, plural nervous Nellies. Slang. a nervous or easily excited person. ╂[< Nellie or Nelly, a feminine name] * * * ↑nervous Nellie … Useful english dictionary
Nelly — See: NICE NELLY or NICE NELLIE, NERVOUS NELLIE … Dictionary of American idioms
Nelly — See: NICE NELLY or NICE NELLIE, NERVOUS NELLIE … Dictionary of American idioms
Nelly — See: nice Nelly or nice Nellie, Nervous Nellie … Словарь американских идиом
Nellie — See: NICE NELLY or NICE NELLIE, NERVOUS NELLIE … Dictionary of American idioms
Nellie — See: NICE NELLY or NICE NELLIE, NERVOUS NELLIE … Dictionary of American idioms
Nellie — See: nice Nelly or nice Nellie, Nervous Nellie … Словарь американских идиом
nervous Nelly — noun see nervous Nellie … New Collegiate Dictionary
