- nodding\ acquaintance
- nounLess than casual acquaintance.
I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
nodding\ acquaintance
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