hide nor hair: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 2.

    Historical and literary EnglisharchaismsliteraryMachine
    • Originally referring to the absence of physical remnants (skin or hair), used figuratively to emphasize that nothing of a person or animal can be found or recovered.

    Examples

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    • After the fire, there was no hide nor hair of the old barn left—only ashes remained.

      After the fire, there was no physical remnants such as skin or hair of the old barn left—only ashes remained.

    • They searched the crime scene thoroughly but found hide nor hair of the missing pet.

      They searched the crime scene thoroughly but found no physical remnants of the missing pet.

    • The ancient cave paintings left hide nor hair of the original artists, only the art survived.

      The ancient cave paintings left no physical remnants of the original artists, only the art survived.

    • After the flood, there was hide nor hair of the village that once stood by the riverbank.

      After the flood, there were no physical remnants of the village that once stood by the riverbank.

  • 1.

    General EnglishinformalidiomaticMachine
    • No trace, sign, or evidence of a person or thing; used in negative constructions to indicate complete absence or nonappearance.

    Examples

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    • We searched the entire forest for hours but found no hide nor hair of the lost hiker.

      We searched the entire forest for hours but found no trace or evidence of the lost hiker.

    • After the robbery, there was hide nor hair of the stolen goods anywhere in the warehouse.

      After the robbery, there was no sign or evidence of the stolen goods anywhere in the warehouse.

    • Despite the police investigation, there has been hide nor hair of the suspect since last week.

      Despite the police investigation, there has been no trace or sign of the suspect since last week.

Examples:

  • EN: We couldn't find hide nor hair of 'em.
    ES: No encontramos ni rastro de ellos.
  • EN: 'Major,' I'II say, 'we ain't seen hide nor hair of them rustlers.
    ES: "Comandante", le diré, "no hemos visto el pelo a un ladrón".
  • EN: From now on, I'm the law in Tombstone... and I don't wanna see hide nor hair of you in the camp.
    ES: - De ahora en adelante, yo soy la ley en Tombstone... y no quiero verles ni el polvo cerca del pueblo.
  • EN: - I didn't see hide nor hair of them.
    ES: - No los vi.
  • EN: - I ain't seen hide nor hair of no scoundrel.
    ES: - No he visto a ningún bribón.
  • EN: Pa lit out and I ain't seen hide nor hair of him.
    ES: Pa se largó y no le he visto el pelo.
  • EN: We've never seen hide nor hair of him since then.
    ES: No se le ha vuelto a ver desde entonces.
  • EN: Nobody has seen hide nor hair of either of them since the day before yesterday.
    ES: Nadie los ha visto ni sabe nada de ellos desde antes de ayer.
  • EN: Don't wanna see hide nor hair of ya... till tomorrow. Now, make tracks, y'all.
    ES: ¡Váyanse!
  • EN: Never saw hide nor hair of him.
    ES: Nunca volvió a verlo o a oír de él.
  • EN: I havenae been able to find hide nor hair of him, or his crew.
    ES: No pude encontrar ninguna pista de él o de su tripulación.
  • EN: And you'll never see hide nor hair of me again.
    ES: ¡Y no le daré ocasión de humillarme más!
  • EN: I went to Landru's, to the pastry shop, to Esnault's they've seen neither hide nor hair of him.
    ES: He ido a ver a Landru, a la pastelería, al bar de Esnault, y ni rastro del señor.
  • EN: - l ain 't seen hide nor hair of him.
    ES: No lo he visto desde el primer día que vino
  • EN: But we've seen neither hide nor hair of any monster.
    ES: Pero no hemos visto ni oído nada de ningún monstruo.
  • EN: We couldn't find hide nor hair of 'em.
    ES: No encontramos ni rastro de ellos.
  • EN: 'Major,' I'II say, 'we ain't seen hide nor hair of them rustlers.
    ES: "Comandante", le diré, "no hemos visto el pelo a un ladrón".
  • EN: From now on, I'm the law in Tombstone... and I don't wanna see hide nor hair of you in the camp.
    ES: - De ahora en adelante, yo soy la ley en Tombstone... y no quiero verles ni el polvo cerca del pueblo.
  • EN: - I didn't see hide nor hair of them.
    ES: - No los vi.
  • EN: - I ain't seen hide nor hair of no scoundrel.
    ES: - No he visto a ningún bribón.
  • EN: Pa lit out and I ain't seen hide nor hair of him.
    ES: Pa se largó y no le he visto el pelo.
  • EN: We've never seen hide nor hair of him since then.
    ES: No se le ha vuelto a ver desde entonces.

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