n. phr. , informal A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. Tommy left the house this morning and I haven't seen hide or hair of him since. A button fell off my coat and I could find neither hide nor hair of it.
HIDE OR HAIR
Meaning of HIDE OR HAIR in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012