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• 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.
• out of the frying pan and into the fire
  из огня да в полымя

  Ron 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.
• out of line
  неприемлемый

  His project to organize a private zoo is out of line. It is not acceptable.
• of one mind
  быть одного мнения, соглашаться с кем-либо

  The teaching staff and the principal were of one mind when they decided to change the curriculum.
• 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."
• old hand at (doing something)
  опытный в чём-либо, знаток чего-либо

  You can rely on him; he is an old hand at repairing cars.
• out of one's element
  не соответствовать, не подходить

  I was out of my element acting as interpreter for an American delegation; my English is not that good.
• on horseback
  верхом на лошади

  I saw Pam ride on horseback yesterday.
• out of a clear blue sky
  внезапно, неожиданно, без предупреждения

  The news of his retirement came out of a clear blue sky and everyone was surprised.
• off one's chest
  снять груз с души

  My problems have been gnawing me, and at last I decided to talk to my friend to get them off my chest.
• one for the road
  (выпить) на посошок

  We stayed in the bar for two hours and had one for the road before leaving it.
• on the house
  (угощение) за счёт заведения

  The owner of the cafe is a friend of mine and I often get a drink on the house.
• 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."
• one thing leads to another
  одно влечёт за собой другое

  One thing led to another and suddenly we began to quarrel with my brother.
• on foot
  пешком

  Silvia always goes to work on foot because she lives within a walking distance from her office.
• on the one hand
  с одной стороны

  Jim has a very contradictory nature. On the one hand he is ambitious on the other hand he is shy.
• out of the loop
  не принимать участия в чём-либо

  Sara was out of the loop during the show and did not know what was going on.
• one or two
  небольшое количество, один или два

  "There are only one or two things I can do for you, I am sorry."
• on the off chance
  на всякий случай

  I went fishing last Sunday and took a spare fishing rod on the off-chance.
• on fire
  гореть, быть в огне

  The restaurant had been on fire for an hour before the firefighters arrived.
• on the other hand
  с другой стороны

  David is not very intelligent, but on the other hand he is the most hard-working guy I have ever met.
• one by one
  один за другим

  The film being over, the people were leaving the auditorium one by one.
• 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.
• one way or another
  так или иначе

  One way or another I am not going to attend the annual conference on Monday.
• out of step
  (шагать) не в ногу

  The soldiers usually march out of step when they are crossing a bridge.
• one's bark is worse than one's bite
  чьи-либо слова страшнее, чем его дела

  Ma Brooks is always scolding her children, but they know her bark is worse than her bite, and they are not afraid of her.
• 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.
• one (for someone)
  один единственный, подходящий (человек) для кого-либо

  Fisher thought that Margaret was the one for him, so he was going to propose marriage.
• out of earshot
  вне пределов слышимости

  I was not able to hear what my father was saying because I was out of earshot.
• on again, off again
  неустроенный, изменчивый, неопределённый

  Their plans for the purchase of a new house were on again, off again because of the lack of money.
• out of the way
  удалённый, расположенный далеко от центра

  This village is very much out of the way.
• odds are against one
  малый шанс на успех

  Tim tried to join a basketball team, but the odds were against him.
• on (someone's) back
  предъявлять претензии, надоедать кому-либо

  Mark is constantly criticizing me; he has been on my back ever since I started working in this department.
• out of luck
  не везти, быть невезучим

  That day Samantha needed to find a babysitter for her baby son but she was out of luck.
• off and on
  время от времени, с промежутками

  That day Sheila was cleaning the house and watching television off and on.