| Nail jelly to the hothouse wall [v.] | To achieve the impossible.
Submitted by Biz and Dix. |
| Net-net [n.] | The verbally communicated summary of a lengthy event. "Just give me the net-net of your conversation with the client."
Submitted by Carey. |
| New guy gene [n.] | The polite and friendly attitude that most new employees show, at least until they learn what they can get away with. |
| NIMBY [exp.] | Not In My BackYard. |
| Ninth inning [adj.] | A term borrowed from baseball which refers to the last minute. "That takeover bid was completely ninth inning." |
| No scraps hit the floor [exp.] | Competitors will always replace inefficient firms. |
| Nontreprenuer [n.] | An executive who demands growth from his team, but is afraid of taking risks.
Submitted by Alan J. |
| North of [adj.] | More than. "Our latest sales figures were north of the 1 million dollar mark."
Submitted by Don R. |
| Not the long pole in my tent [adj.] | Something of relatively low importance.
Submitted by David.
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| Nut-up [v.] | To gather one's courage. "Just nut-up and finish the presentation!"
Submitted by Fifi. |
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