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amyotonia (medicine) and nowhere (oh)


amyotonia (medicine)


amyotonia
Generalised absence of muscle tone, usually associated with flabby musculature and an increased range of passive movement at joints.

Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + tonos, tone


nowhere (oh)



not in any place or to any place
nowhere to go/live/sit etc
::I have no job and nowhere to live.
::Nowhere is drug Abuse more of a problem than in the US.
get/go nowhere
to have no Success or make no progress
::The proposal went nowhere in the Senate.
get nowhere with sb/sth
::He was getting nowhere with the Bentley case.
get sb nowhere
::A negative attitude will get you nowhere.
::I soon realized that being tough was getting me nowhere fast (=was not helping me achieve anything) .
be nowhere to be seen/found
also be nowhere in sight
to not be in a place, or not be seen or found there
::Typical - another street crime and the police are nowhere to be seen.
nowhere near
a) a long way from a particular place
::He swore he was nowhere near her house on the night she died.
b) not at all
nowhere near ready/full/finished etc
::The building's nowhere near finished.
::She's nowhere near as pretty as you are.
out of/from nowhere
happening or appearing suddenly and without warning
::In the last few seconds, Gunnell came from nowhere to win another gold medal.
::From out of nowhere he asks me to marry him!
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HINT
Do not use another negative word (e.g. 'not') with nowhere. Use anywhere with not: We had nowhere to go. | We didn't have anywhere to go.