Idioms for nod

    give the nod to, Informal. to express approval of; agree to: The board gave the nod to the new proposal.
    on the nod,
    1. British Slang. on credit.
    2. Slang. drowsy following a dose of a narcotic drug.

Origin of nod

1350–1400; Middle English nodde, of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM nod

nod·der, noun nod·ding·ly, adverb un·nod·ding, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for nod off (1 of 2)

nod off

verb

(intr, adverb) informal to fall asleep

British Dictionary definitions for nod off (2 of 2)

nod
/ (nɒd) /

verb nods, nodding or nodded

noun

See also nod off, nod out

Derived forms of nod

nodding, adjective, noun

Word Origin for nod

C14 nodde, of obscure origin

Idioms and Phrases with nod off (1 of 2)

nod off

Fall asleep momentarily, doze, as in Grandma spends a lot of time in her rocking chair, nodding off now and then. This expression alludes to the quick involuntary dropping of one's head from an upright position when drowsy or napping. The verb nod alone was so used from the mid-1500s. Also see drop off, def. 1.

Idioms and Phrases with nod off (2 of 2)

nod