Collocations for "nick"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "nick" in context.
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nick
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a small nick on the [corner, screen, table]
- a few nicks on the [driver's door, side mirror, bumper]
- cut myself on the nick
- in great condition except for a few nicks
- small nicks and scratches
- small nicks from [shaving, the razor]
- [came, finished] in the nick of time
- just in the nick of time
- UK, slang: is in the nick for [robbery, assault]
- UK, slang: spent [five] years in the nick
- nick yourself [shaving, with a razor, while shaving]
- nicked his [chin, face, cheek] (shaving)
- nicked the [windshield, corner, table]
- [rocks, debris, hailstones] nicked the [windshield]
- slang, UK: you're nicked
- slang, UK: nicked for [burglary, arson]
- slang, UK: nicked [my wallet, his mobile phone, money from the till]
- slang, UK: his [wallet] was nicked
- slang, UK: [Who, Who's] nicked my [pen, seat]?
'nick' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):