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oil trashAn uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.Rate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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old enough to voteUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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old hatSomething widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.Rate it:

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old moneyThe monetary system used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation and consisting of pounds, shillings, and pence.Rate it:

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old sodUsed other than as an idiom: see old, sod (person).Rate it:

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old time used to beEx-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.Rate it:

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old time used to beRoberta, lyrics by Leadbelly.Rate it:

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old time used to beSomebody Loan Me A Dime. lyrics by Boz Scaggs.Rate it:

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old-fashioned lookUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see old-fashioned,‎ look.Rate it:

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older adultUsed other than as an idiom: see older, adult.Rate it:

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on iceNot being used, or not to be used e.g.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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on one's kneesUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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on paperUsed other than as an idiom: see on, paper.Rate it:

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on talking termsUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see on,‎ talking,‎ terms.Rate it:

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on the other side ofUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see on,‎ the,‎ other,‎ side,‎ of.Rate it:

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once moreUsed other than as an idiom: see once, more.Rate it:

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one and the sameThe same person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.Rate it:

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one anotherUsed of a reciprocal relationship among a group of more than two people or things; compare each other.Rate it:

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one moment, pleaseUsed to ask a person to wait a moment.Rate it:

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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankindA cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone..Rate it:

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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.Rate it:

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one too manyUsed other than as an idiom: see one, too, many.Rate it:

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one's left nutA very high price to be willing to pay for something; usually used after the verb give.Rate it:

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onion seedUsed other than as an idiom: A seed produced by an onion plant.Rate it:

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only daughterUsed other than as an idiom: see only, daughter.Rate it:

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only sonUsed other than as an idiom: see only, son.Rate it:

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oooAn abbreviation for Out of Office, a phrase often used in professional contexts to indicate that someone is unavailable for work.Rate it:

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oppidum obsidione liberareto raise a siege (used of the army of relief).Rate it:

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or bustUsed to indicate one's intention to do everything possible to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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or words to that effectused to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.Rate it:

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originem verbi repetere a...to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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other fish in the seaUsed other than as an idiom: see other, fish, in, the, sea.Rate it:

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other fish in the seaUsed to indicate other goals or other objectives to pursue.(idiomatic, metaphor) Used to indicate other romantic partners or significant others to pursue.Rate it:

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other fish in the seaUsed to indicate other romantic partners or significant others to pursue.Rate it:

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other sideUsed other than as an idiom: see other, side.Rate it:

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out of dateNot current, outmoded, out of style, or too old to be used.Rate it:

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out of the ordinaryUnusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).Rate it:

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out with itUsed to tell somebody to reveal a secret.Rate it:

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outer coreUsed other than as an idiom: see outer, core.Rate it:

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over and outUsed to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsUsed other than as an idiom: see over, the, river, and, through, the, woods.Rate it:

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own upTo acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt. Often used with to.Rate it:

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p.e makes dinosurds all sweatA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations when calculating mathematical equations (² x / + -), in the PEMDAS order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, SubtractionRate it:

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pachydermSomeone with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.Rate it:

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pain and sufferingUsed other than as an idiom: see pain, suffering.Rate it:

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pão, pão, queijo, queijoused to introduce a frank or direct statementRate it:

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paperA newspaper or anything used as such .Rate it:

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