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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 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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one can't hold two watermelons in one handdo not attempt to take on more than you can handleRate 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 Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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one of these daysOne day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).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 sideYou should move to one side and allow me to go through the passageway you are blocking.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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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.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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opus locareto contract for the building of something.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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ôte-toi de là que je m'y metteYou get out and let me get in.Rate it:

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où avez-vous donc l'esprit?What are you thinking of?Rate it:

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où voulez-vous en venir?What are you driving at? What is your drift?Rate it:

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out and aboutTraveling; out; moving; engaged in regular day to day activities.Rate it:

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out of sightYou better stay out of sight for a few days.Rate it:

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Over Your HeadBeyond one’s comprehension, in a situation that is difficult for you to handleRate 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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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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paris ne s'est pas fait en un jourRome was not built in a day.Rate it:

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parla inglesedo you speak English?Rate it:

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parles-tu anglaisdo you speak English?Rate it:

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parlez-vous anglaisdo you speak English?Rate it:

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parli inglesedo you speak English?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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pas de quoiyou're welcomeRate it:

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pas possible!You don’t say so! “Well, I never!”Rate it:

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pass asTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.Rate it:

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pass forTo be mistakenly seen as something that one is notRate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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pass the torchTo transfer duties or tasks on to another; relinquish responsibilities in favor of someone newRate it:

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pass throughTo make something move through something else.Rate it:

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paucis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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pay dividendsto bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.Rate it:

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Pay Through the NoseTo pay high price for somethingRate it:

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payer la goutte (fam.)To stand something to drink.Rate it:

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