ALL meanings of not turn a hair
not turn a hair
N n - noun not turn a hair any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus. 1
- noun not turn a hair an aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals. 1
- noun not turn a hair a similar fine, filamentous outgrowth from the body of insects, spiders, etc. 1
- noun not turn a hair Botany. a filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis. 1
- noun not turn a hair cloth made of hair from animals, as camel and alpaca. 1
- noun not turn a hair a very small amount, degree, measure, magnitude, etc.; a fraction, as of time or space: He lost the race by a hair. 1
- idioms not turn a hair get in someone's hair, Slang. to annoy or bother someone: Their snobbishness gets in my hair. 1
- idioms not turn a hair hair of the dog, Informal. a drink of liquor, supposed to relieve a hangover: Even a hair of the dog didn't help his aching head. Also, hair of the dog that bit one. 1
- idioms not turn a hair let one's hair down, Informal. to relax; behave informally: He finally let his hair down and actually cracked a joke. to speak candidly or frankly; remove or reduce restraints: He let his hair down and told them about his anxieties. 1
- idioms not turn a hair make one's hair stand on end, to strike or fill with horror; terrify: The tales of the jungle made our hair stand on end. 1
- idioms not turn a hair split hairs, to make unnecessarily fine or petty distinctions: To argue about whether they arrived at two o'clock or at 2:01 is just splitting hairs. 1
- idioms not turn a hair tear one's hair, to manifest extreme anxiety, grief, or anger: He's tearing his hair over the way he was treated by them. Also, tear one's hair out. 1
- idioms not turn a hair to a hair, perfect to the smallest detail; exactly: The reproduction matched the original to a hair. 1
- idioms not turn a hair without turning a hair, without showing the least excitement or emotion. Also, not turn a hair. 1
- phrase not turn a hair If you say that someone faced with a shock or a problem does not turn a hair, you mean that they do not show any surprise or fear, and remain completely calm. 0
- noun not turn a hair to show no surprise, anger, fear, etc 0
- noun not turn a hair to show no fear, surprise, embarrassment, etc.; stay calm and unruffled 0