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  • 51nail-biter — noun Date: 1971 something (as a close contest) that induces tension or anxiety < lost a tough, 14 inning nail biter Steve Pate > • nail biting adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 52nail biter — noun a) one who bites or chews his or her fingernails It was a real nail biter waiting for the test results. b) a nervous or uncomfortable situation …

    Wiktionary

  • 53pillow-biter — noun A homosexual man. When Id come in, hed say stuff like ‘The little pillow biter is home’ or ‘The little fairy has just flown in’ …

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  • 54Nail-biter — exciting game or match with a close finish: The grand final was a real nail biter …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 55nail-biter — Australian Slang exciting game or match with a close finish: The grand final was a real nail biter …

    English dialects glossary

  • 56nail-biter — nail .biter n informal a very exciting story, film etc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57ankle\ biter — Someone of little account, who criticizes others who are much better than she is. Like a little dog that barks and jumps around, trying to bite people s ankles. That guy who said you could never do the job is just an ankle biter …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 58ankle\ biter — Someone of little account, who criticizes others who are much better than she is. Like a little dog that barks and jumps around, trying to bite people s ankles. That guy who said you could never do the job is just an ankle biter …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 59leg-biter — n a small child, a toddler or baby. A less common alternative to ankle biter, heard since the 1980s …

    Contemporary slang

  • 60nail-biter —    If a game, election, contest, etc, is a nail biter, it is exciting because the competitors are so close that it is impossible to predict the result.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions