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on entendrait trotter une souris (or, voler une mouche)One could hear a pin drop.Rate it:

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on n'a jamais vu chose pareilleOne never heard of such a thing.Rate it:

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on n'est jamais trahi que par les siensIt is always one’s friends (or, confederates) who betray one.Rate it:

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on n'y voit goutteOne can see nothing.Rate it:

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on ne peut contenter tout le monde et son pèreOne cannot satisfy everybody, all the world and his wife.Rate it:

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on ne peut être au four et au moulinOne cannot be in two places at the same time.Rate it:

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on ne peut lui en vouloirOne cannot be angry with him, blame him.Rate it:

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on ne peut manier le beurre qu'on ne se graisse les doigtsOne cannot touch pitch without soiling one’s fingers; If you have to do with money, some will stick.Rate it:

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on ne peut pas être et avoir étéOne cannot have one’s cake and eat it. Rate it:

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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 ne sait quelle pièce y coudreOne does not know how to prevent (or, cure) it.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire d'une buse un épervierOne cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.Rate it:

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on peut s'attendre à tout, surtout à l'inattenduOne may expect anything, especially the unexpected.Rate it:

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on pouvait entendre voler une moucheOne could hear a pin drop.Rate it:

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on revient toujours à ses premières amoursOne always returns to one’s first love; Who loves well, forgets ill.Rate it:

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on the clockWorking at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.Rate it:

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on the down-lowSecretly sleeping with someone other than one's partner.Rate it:

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on the fenceUndecided; wavering in one's opinion.Rate it:

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on the flySpontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.Rate it:

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On the Hot SeatIn a difficult position, in a situation where one is subject to criticism, situation in which one is scrutinizedRate it:

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on the trotsuccessively, in succession; one after the other.Rate it:

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once bitten, twice shyOne is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past.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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open seasonA period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.Rate it:

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open the battingTo be one of a pair of cricketers that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.Rate it:

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open the kimonoTo reveal details of one's business operations.Rate it:

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open wideTo open one's mouth wideRate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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operam (et oleum) perdere or frustra consumereto lose one's labour.Rate it:

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operam dare or simply se dare alicui, se tradere in disciplinam alicuius, se conferre, se applicare ad aliquemto become a pupil, disciple of some one.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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orationis expertem esseto be unable to express one's ideas.Rate it:

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order outTo call a place of service and order food, or other goods, delivered to one's own location.Rate it:

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Oreo cookieA threeway involving two black participants and one white participant between themRate it:

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originem ab aliquo trahere, ducereto trace one's descent from some one.Rate it:

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otio abūti or otium ad suum usum transferreto use up, make full use of one's spare time.Rate it:

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otiosum tempus consumere in aliqua reto spend one's leisure hours on an object.Rate it:

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où il y a de la gêne il n'y a pas de plaisir (ironic.)There is nothing like making one’s self at home everywhere.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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out of characterInconsistent with one's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.Rate it:

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out of house and homeIn a manner that deprives one of dwelling or some aspect thereof.Rate it:

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out of the frying pan, into the fireFrom an already bad situation to a worse oneRate it:

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outpope the PopeTo try to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is a genuine member of the group.Rate it:

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outsiderOne who is not part of a community or organization.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 woodsTo be lost.(idiomatic, figuratively) To lose one's mind.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTo lose one's mind.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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pacem facere cum aliquoto make peace with some one.Rate it:

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