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nail one's colors to the mast
To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change.
During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights.
name after
named after
Given the same name as someone.
Archibald was named after his father.
Helen’s parents named Helen after her grandmother.
My grandson is named after Calvin Coolidge, the 30 th President of the United States.
name day
The day of the saint for whom a person is named.
Lawrence's name day is August 10, the feast of St. Lawrence.
name is mud
(You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. Used in the possessive.
Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we did.
If you tell your mother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud.
name of the game
The crux of the matter; that which actually occurs under the disguise of something else.
Getting medium income families to support the rest of society - that's the name of the game!
namedropper
A person who is always mentioning well-known names.
Since her move to Hollywood she has become a regular namedropper.
narrow down
To limit within very strict margins.
Of the numerous applicants, the list has been narrowed down to just a few.
narrow escape
An escape by a very small margin; a near miss.
If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm!