We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn't fight.
Her nice Nelly behavior made her unpopular at school.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
nice nellie — noun see nice nelly * * * nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as… … Useful english dictionary
nice-nellie — adjective see nice nelly … Useful english dictionary
nice´-Nel´lie — nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it… … Useful english dictionary
nice´-Nel´ly — nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it… … Useful english dictionary
nice\ Nelly — • nice Nellie • nice Nelly I. noun informal Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn t fight. II. adj informal too careful not to say or do anything wrong or improper; too proper; prudish … Словарь американских идиом
nice Nelly — ☆ nice Nelly n. a prudish or affectedly modest person, who uses euphemisms: also sp. nice Nellie nice Nelly adj … English World dictionary
nice nelly — noun or nice nellie ˈ ̷ ̷ˈnelē Usage: usually capitalized 2d N Etymology: probably from nice (I) + Nelly, Nellie, the name 1. : prude I m no nice Nelly Ethel Merman … Useful english dictionary
nice-nelly — adjective or nice nellie ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Usage: often capitalized 2d N Etymology: nice Nelly or nice Nellie : overly delicate : prudish, euphemistic … Useful english dictionary
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
