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not one's first rodeoNot the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.Rate it:

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not that there's anything wrong with thatA signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.Rate it:

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not to put too fine a point on itUsed to apologise for a possibly impolite statement one is making.Rate it:

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not up to scratchNot up to one’s expectationsRate it:

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not win for losingTo repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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notch on one's bedpostA sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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nu comme un verStark naked; As naked as when one was born.Rate it:

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nullam officii partem deserereto fulfil one's duty in every detail.Rate it:

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number oneFirst; foremost; best.Rate it:

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number one with a bulletSuperlative; impossible to beat.Rate it:

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nuptam esse cum aliquo or alicuito be married to some one.Rate it:

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Nuremberg defenseAn explanation offered as an intended excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one behaved in that manner because one was ordered by others to do so.Rate it:

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obtinere aliquidto maintain one's assertion, prove oneself right.Rate it:

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obviam ire alicuito meet any one.Rate it:

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obviam venire alicuito go to meet some one.Rate it:

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obvium or obviam esse, obviam fierito meet some one by chance.Rate it:

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oculi in vultu alicuius habitanthis eyes are always fixed on some one's face.Rate it:

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oculos (aures, animum) advertere ad aliquidto turn one's eyes (ears, attention) towards an object.Rate it:

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oculos conicere in aliquemto turn one's gaze on; to regard.Rate it:

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oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua reto turn one's gaze away from an object.Rate it:

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oculos figere in terra and in terramto keep one's eyes on the ground.Rate it:

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oculos pascere aliqua re (also simply pasci aliqua re)to feast one's eyes with the sight of...Rate it:

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oculos, lumina amittereto lose one's sight.Rate it:

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odd one outA visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.Rate it:

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odd one outSomething or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.Rate it:

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odio, invidiae esse alicuito be hated by some one.Rate it:

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odium alicuius inflammareto kindle hatred in a person's heart; to fill some one with hatred (not implere, vid. sect. IX. 2, note gaudio...).Rate it:

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odium explere aliqua re (Liv. 4. 32)to glut one's hatred.Rate it:

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odium inveteratum habere in aliquem (Vat. 3. 6)to cherish an inveterate animosity against some one.Rate it:

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odium restinguere, exstinguereto stifle, drown one's hatred.Rate it:

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ODTAAone damn thing after anotherRate it:

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of one mindHaving the same viewpoint, opinion, or attitude; in agreement.Rate it:

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of that ilkUsed other than as an idiom. Of that kind; of the same kind of person or thing as the one just mentioned.Rate it:

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of that ilkHaving a name that is the same as the place where one lives.Rate it:

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of two mindsUndecided or unsure; equivocating; conflicted in one's opinions.Rate it:

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off one's boxCrazy; unhinged; irrational.Rate it:

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off one's boxStoned or intoxicated.Rate it:

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off one's dotOff one's rocker; bananas; mad.Rate it:

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off one's feedNot eating normally.Rate it:

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off one's feedRather unwell, especially with a reduced or altered appetite; somewhat disoriented or disconcerted.Rate it:

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off one's gamePerforming in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.Rate it:

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off one's gamePlaying or competing below one's usual level of performance.Rate it:

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off one's gameC. 1910, Ralph Henry Barbour, "The Dub" in The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories.Rate it:

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off one's medsUsed other than as an idiom: see off, meds.Rate it:

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off one's medsOut of control.Rate it:

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off one's nutInsane, crazy.Rate it:

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off one's own batAt one's own instigation.Rate it:

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