Идиомы на букву O
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one up on (someone)
иметь преимущество, быть на один шаг впереди кого-либоSimon is one up on the other employees because he works very hard.
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out of line
неприемлемыйHis project to organize a private zoo is out of line. It is not acceptable.
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out of the frying pan and into the fire
из огня да в полымяRon jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when he didn't pay his bank loan; now his problems are much more serious.
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of one mind
быть одного мнения, соглашаться с кем-либоThe teaching staff and the principal were of one mind when they decided to change the curriculum.
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Out of sight, out of mind.
С глаз долой из сердца вон. (пословица)After Robert moved out of town, Regina found other men to date. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."
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old hand at (doing something)
опытный в чём-либо, знаток чего-либоYou can rely on him; he is an old hand at repairing cars.
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out of one's element
не соответствовать, не подходитьI was out of my element acting as interpreter for an American delegation; my English is not that good.
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on horseback
верхом на лошадиI saw Pam ride on horseback yesterday.
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out of a clear blue sky
внезапно, неожиданно, без предупрежденияThe news of his retirement came out of a clear blue sky and everyone was surprised.
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off one's chest
снять груз с душиMy problems have been gnawing me, and at last I decided to talk to my friend to get them off my chest.
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one for the road
(выпить) на посошокWe stayed in the bar for two hours and had one for the road before leaving it.
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on the house
(угощение) за счёт заведенияThe owner of the cafe is a friend of mine and I often get a drink on the house.
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off the record
неофициальный, не подлежащий оглашению"I am telling you all this off the record, and I hope you will keep your mouth shut."
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one thing leads to another
одно влечёт за собой другоеOne thing led to another and suddenly we began to quarrel with my brother.
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on foot
пешкомSilvia always goes to work on foot because she lives within a walking distance from her office.
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on the one hand
с одной стороныJim has a very contradictory nature. On the one hand he is ambitious on the other hand he is shy.
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out of the loop
не принимать участия в чём-либоSara was out of the loop during the show and did not know what was going on.
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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."
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on the off chance
на всякий случайI went fishing last Sunday and took a spare fishing rod on the off-chance.
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on fire
гореть, быть в огнеThe restaurant had been on fire for an hour before the firefighters arrived.
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on the other hand
с другой стороныDavid is not very intelligent, but on the other hand he is the most hard-working guy I have ever met.
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out of the mouths of babes
устами младенца (глаголет истина)Samantha's statement was right out of the mouths of babes. The little girl understood everything.
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one by one
один за другимThe film being over, the people were leaving the auditorium one by one.
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one way or another
так или иначеOne way or another I am not going to attend the annual conference on Monday.
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out of step
(шагать) не в ногуThe soldiers usually march out of step when they are crossing a bridge.
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one-armed bandit
игровой автомат, "однорукий бандит"William is always short of money because he spends a lot of time with a one-armed bandit.
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one's bark is worse than one's bite
чьи-либо слова страшнее, чем его делаMa Brooks is always scolding her children, but they know her bark is worse than her bite, and they are not afraid of her.
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on again, off again
неустроенный, изменчивый, неопределённыйTheir plans for the purchase of a new house were on again, off again because of the lack of money.
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out of the way
удалённый, расположенный далеко от центраThis village is very much out of the way.
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out of earshot
вне пределов слышимостиI was not able to hear what my father was saying because I was out of earshot.
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one (for someone)
один единственный, подходящий (человек) для кого-либоFisher thought that Margaret was the one for him, so he was going to propose marriage.
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odds are against one
малый шанс на успехTim tried to join a basketball team, but the odds were against him.
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on (someone's) back
предъявлять претензии, надоедать кому-либоMark is constantly criticizing me; he has been on my back ever since I started working in this department.
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out of luck
не везти, быть невезучимThat day Samantha needed to find a babysitter for her baby son but she was out of luck.
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on and on
постоянно, не останавливаясьThe chairman's speech went on and on and it looked it as if would never end.