O
Idioms beginning with "O"
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Contents of O:
[on duty] {adj. phr.}
Doing one's job; supervising.
Two soldiers are on duty guarding the gates.
There is always one teacher on duty during study hour.
Contrast: [OFF DUTY].
[one]
See:
[AT ONE],
[FOR ONE],
[GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER],
[HANG ONE ON],
[HOLE IN ONE],
[KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE],
[NUMBER ONE],
[SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER],
[SLIP ONE OVER ON],
[TEN TO ONE],
[TWO TO ONE],
[WORDS […]
[one and the same] {adj. phr.}
The same; identical.
Erle Stanley Gardner and A.A. Fair are one and the same person.
The spider lily and the Peruvian Daffodil are one and the same.
[one-armed bandit] {n.}, {slang}
A slot machine, like those used in Las Vegas and other gambling places.
Joe was playing the one-armed bandit all day — and he lost everything he had.
[on easy street] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Having enough money to live very comfortably; rather rich.
After years of hard work, the Grants found themselves on easy street.
Jim's novel was a success and put him on easy street.
Compare: [IN […]
[one damn thing after another] or [ODTAA] (pronounced owed-tay) {n. phr.}
If there is one problem, there will be more.
* /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after […]
[on edge] {adj. phr.}
Excited or nervous; impatient.
The magician kept the children on edge all through his show.
We were all on edge as we listened to the TV for news of the election results.
* /Father was on edge after driving home through […]
[one eye on] {informal}
Watching or minding (a person or thing) while doing something else; part of your attention on. — Used after "have", "keep", or "with".
Jane had one eye on the baby as she ironed.
* /Bill kept one eye on his books and the […]
[one foot in the grave] {n. phr.}
Near to death.
The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave.
Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave.