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• one or two
  небольшое количество, один или два

  "There are only one or two things I can do for you, I am sorry."
• One person's trash is another person's treasure.
  Что ценно одному, бесполезно другому.

  One person's trash is another person's treasure that's what my father used to say bringing home old car spare parts.
• one sandwich short of a picnic
  не сообразительный, "одного винтика не хватает"

  My neighbor is one sandwich short of a picnic; he is not very smart.
• one that got away
  упущенная возможность, не пойманная рыба

  John said that he had caught a lot of fish, but the biggest one was the one that got away.
• one thing leads to another
  одно влечёт за собой другое

  One thing led to another and suddenly we began to quarrel with my brother.
• one to a customer
  в одни руки (только один товар каждому покупателю)

  The sports store had a limit of one to a customer of the fishing tackles that were on sale.
• one up on (someone)
  иметь преимущество, быть на один шаг впереди кого-либо

  Simon is one up on the other employees because he works very hard.
• one way or another
  так или иначе

  One way or another I am not going to attend the annual conference on Monday.
• one's days are numbered
  чьи-либо дни сочтены

  I think Steve's days at work are numbered; he had been very rude to the customers and they complained.
• one's lucky number comes up
  кому-либо выпадает счастье, удача

  At last Felicity's lucky number came up; she was able to find a well-paid job.
• one's number is up
  с кем-либо произойдёт что-то плохое

  I am afraid that my number is up, and I will soon lose my job.
• one's opposite number
  такой же занимаемый пост, но в другой организации

  My boss spoke with his opposite number in another computer company, but they could not come to any agreement.
• one-night stand
  одноразовое представление

  The amateur drama theater gave a one-night stand last week.
• quick one
  выпить по маленькой (одна рюмка алкоголя перед каким-либо мероприятием)

  Mike often stops at this bar for a quick one on his way home from work.
• six of one and half a dozen of the other
  одно и тоже, нет никакой разницы

  It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether I should rent an apartment downtown or take a cottage in the suburbs. They cost almost the same.
• take care of number one
  заботиться, думать только о себе любимом

  Sofia is extremely selfish; she only takes care of number one and never thinks about other people.
• ten to one
  весьма вероятно

  Ten to one George will never come to see Donna again.
• thousand and one
  очень много, тысяча и один

  The pupil did a thousand and one sums in order to be ready for a Math test.
• two heads are better than one
  одна голова хорошо, а две лучше

  "Let's discuss these problems between the two of us; two heads are better than one, you know."