Dictionary of American idioms

HIDE OR HAIR

hide or hair: translation

or[hide nor hair] {n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. * /Tommy left the house this morning and I haven't seen hide or hair of him since./ * /A button fell off my coat and I could find neither hide nor hair of it./

  1. hide or hairhide or hair n infml He hadnt seen hide or hair of his wife in over twenty years Он двадцать лет ничего не знал о своей жене...Англо-русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
  2. hide or hairn infml He hadnt seen hide or hair of his wife in over twenty years Он двадцать лет ничего не знал о своей жене...Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики