Collocations for "nobody"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "nobody" in context.
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nobody
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.additional examples
- is just a nobody
- are just a bunch of nobodies
- went from being a nobody to being [a star, president]
- went from a nobody to [a star]
- turned a nobody into a [superstar]
- you will always be a nobody!
- am (sick and) tired of being a nobody!
- you're not a nobody
- nobody [answered, offered, spoke, came]
- nobody [wanted, dared] to speak
- nobody knows [where, how, why, who]
- nobody [is allowed to, can, is able to]
- nobody could [predict, know, tell, foresee]
- nobody ever [knows, does anything] (about)
- [she, the challenger] fears nobody
- nobody told me about it!
- nobody cares!
- is just a nobody
- are just a bunch of nobodies
- went from being a nobody to being [a star, president]
- went from a nobody to [a star]
- turned a nobody into a [superstar]
- you will always be a nobody!
- am (sick and) tired of being a nobody!
- you're not a nobody
'nobody' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
N
- annex
- answer
- besides
- but
- claim
- complain
- curious
- diligence
- distress
- else
- ending
- fear
- fool
- fortunate
- fortunately
- here
- hurt
- illusion
- impress
- indispensable
- interest
- know
- light
- luckily
- man
- no
- nowadays
- opinion
- other
- perfect
- pint
- report
- rival
- sadly
- shout
- somebody
- stoop
- surpass
- surprisingly
- survive
- whereabouts
- wig
- witness