| Nail jelly to the hothouse wall [v.] | To achieve the impossible.
Suggested by Biz and Dix. |   |
| Negatron [n.] | A person who sees the downside in every situation. (See, Negative Nancy). "OK Negatron, why don't you contribute something constructive for once."
Suggested by kramtronix. | |
| Net-net [n.] | The verbally communicated summary of a lengthy event. "Just give me the net-net of your conversation with the client."
Suggested 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. | |
| News sandwich [n.] | A lunch break spent catching up with the latest online news instead of actually eating. Headlines = White collar crack.
Suggested by Johnny S. | |
| 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.
Suggested by Alan J. | |
| Noodle [v.] | To think about an issue. "Let me noodle it over this week and I'll get back to you."
Suggested by Kate. | |
| North of [adj.] | More than. "Our latest sales figures were north of the 1 million dollar mark."
Suggested by Don R. | |
| Not my first rodeo [exp.] | Implies deep experience. The speaker wants you to acknowledge this, but likely still expects you to do all the work.
Suggested by Dave B. | |
| Not the long pole in my tent [adj.] | Something of relatively low importance.
Suggested by David. | |
| Nut-up [v.] | To gather one's courage. "Just nut-up and finish the presentation!"
Suggested by Fifi. | |
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