2007-05-25 02:24:22 · 11 answers · asked by Slocs 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Nigh-on impossible.
Nigh is the Old English word for "near". The phrase means "nearly impossible". There is an alternative: "well nigh impossible".
2007-05-25 02:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neigh Definition
2016-10-04 00:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by starkes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What does the phrase 'neigh-on-impossible' mean.?
2015-08-06 03:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nigh On Impossible
2016-12-16 08:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by okamura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nearly impossible, close to impossible.
Neigh-on is an old-fashioned or dialect word for "close-by"
I imagine it has the same root as "neighbor."
2007-05-25 02:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by Kayty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means that whatever you're attempting is nearly impossible to do.
2007-05-25 02:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by *huge sigh* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had also asked this same question 4 times, and haven't got a proper answer
2016-08-24 03:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "next to impossible" or "nearly impossible". In other words, it is probably not going to happen.
2007-05-25 02:29:48 · answer #8 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "nigh", rather than "neigh", and it means "near" or "bordering", so it means "nearly impossible".
2007-05-25 02:32:11 · answer #9 · answered by Jhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are referring to "nigh-on-impossible." "Nigh" means "near," so the phrase might be equated with "nearly impossible."
2007-05-25 02:39:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋