Idiom: Nodding Acquaintance
Meanings
How to pronounce "nodding acquaintance":
AU
A casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).
Someone who is a remote or passing acquaintance.
Example Sentences
1
I only have a nodding acquaintance with my neighbor; we say hello but don't really know each other.
2
Sarah and I have a nodding acquaintance at work; we see each other in passing but don't have much interaction.
3
He had a nodding acquaintance with the subject matter, but he wasn't an expert.
4
Despite being in the same club, John and I only have a nodding acquaintance; we haven't spent much time together.
5
She has a nodding acquaintance with French, enough to hold basic conversations.