Meaning of hide nor hair | Babel Free
Definitions
A trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.
idiomatic, uncountable
Equivalents
Polski
ani widu, ani słychu
Русский
ни слуху, ни духу
Examples
“He retired last June, and his coworkers have seen neither hide nor hair of him since.”
“Not a one of us could catch hide nor hair nor sight nor sound of them.”
“1982, Richard Schickel, "Flesh and Flash" (review of Cat People), Time, 5 Apr., No rational explanation for her lamentable condition is advanced, neither hide nor hair of a leopard is ever spotted, and certainly no scene in which woman literally turns into cat, or vice versa, is ever played.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.