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on ne peut prendre aux cheveux un homme raséOne cannot get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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on one's soapboxStating or professing one's opinion; attempting to persuade others of something.Rate it:

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On Pins and NeedlesFeeling agitated with suspense, waiting for something anxiously, worried or excited about somethingRate it:

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on tenterhookstense in anticipation of something. The phrase originated in the wool industry where fleeces were stretched on a frame between hooks to dry after washing the fleeces.Rate it:

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On TenterhooksState of suspense, worried about something, agitated because of uncertaintyRate it:

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on the cutting room floorNot included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked.Rate it:

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On the FenceUndecided about something, unwilling to commit, unable to choose the sideRate it:

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on the fenceUnsure about somethingRate it:

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on the fritzbroken; something is brokenRate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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on the right trackUsing the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.Rate it:

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on top ofFully informed about, and in control of something; up to speed with.Rate it:

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on top ofIn addition to something else.Rate it:

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on wheelsHaving wheels affixed to the bottom, and so transportable.Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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one could do it in one's sleepSaid of something that can be done very easily.Rate it:

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one should be so luckyIt is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.Rate it:

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one upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.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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one-track mindThat said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.Rate it:

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one-upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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oopsie daisySomething you say to a child or someone who has just fallen down as you pick the up to reassure them that they are okay/not hurt. It also alerts the person that you are going to pick them up.Rate it:

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open bookSomething of which salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted.Rate it:

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open fireTo begin firing at something or someone.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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open seasonA situation in which someone is endangered, blamed, harassed, or opposed in a sustained manner by a number of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed.Rate it:

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open someone's eyesTo become or be made aware of something that was not known or fully understood before.Rate it:

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opt inTo choose to participate in something.Rate it:

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opt outTo choose not to participate in something.Rate it:

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opus locareto contract for the building of something.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 whatOr something else; allows for the existence of an unexpressed alternative to what was said.Rate it:

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orationem commentari (Fam. 16. 26)to prepare, get up a speech.Rate it:

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ôte-toi de là que je m'y metteYou get out and let me get in.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.Rate it:

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our neighbour is such a fretter. she is always worried about something.Someone who worries a lot is a fretter.Rate it:

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out of sight, out of mindWhen something is not nearby, it is forgotten about.Rate it:

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over one's skisActing or speaking prematurely; getting get ahead of oneself.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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pain in the assSomething that causes discomfort or is otherwise troublesome.Rate it:

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pain in the neckSomeone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.Rate it:

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paint oneself into a cornerTo create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.Rate it:

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paint the wagonTo get things done.Rate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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pair upTo get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two.Rate it:

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pale in comparisonto appear unimportant in relation to something else.Rate it:

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pan per focacciatit for tat equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.Rate it:

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Par for the CourseSomething that is usual and conventional, as expectedRate it:

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pardon mePolite expression to get someone to repeat.Rate it:

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part and parcelAn integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.Rate it:

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