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See: IN THE NICK OF TIME.

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in the nick of time

[in the nick of time] {adv. phr.} Just at the right time; barely soon enough; almost too late. * /The doctor arrived in the nick of time to save the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

full of the Old Nick

[full of the Old Nick] or [full of the devil] or [full of it] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Always making trouble; naughty; bad. * /That boy is full of the Old […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Nick

[Nick] See: [FULL OF THE OLD NICK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Old Nick

[Old Nick] See: [FULL OF THE OLD NICK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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