| All
in one
|
combined |
| All rolled up in
one
|
combined |
| At one time
|
at a time in the past
|
| At one with
someone
|
share the same view as someone
|
| At sixes and
sevens
|
in a state of confusion
|
| Back to square
one
|
back to where one started
|
| Cut both/two
ways
|
be capable of having two opposite effects
|
| Dressed to the
nines
|
dressed in one's best clothes
|
| (I/you/he
etc) for one
|
as one example
|
| For one thing
|
for one reason (among others)
|
| Forty
winks
|
a short sleep during the day
|
| Give three
cheers for someone
|
give praise or approval for someone who has done well
|
| Great one for
something
|
a great enthusiast for something
|
| Hundred to one
shot/chance
|
a small chance not likely to bring success
|
| Hundred/thousand/million
and one
|
very/too many
|
| In two minds
about something
|
undecided
|
| In two shakes of
a lamb's tail
|
very quickly and without difficulty
|
| Kill two birds
with one stone
|
achieve two aims with one effort/action
|
| New one on me
|
something surprising that one did not know before
|
| Nine-day wonder
|
someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention
|
| Nine times out
of ten
|
almost always
|
| Nine-to-five job/attitude
|
a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine |
| Number one (look
after/take care of number one)
|
oneself
|
| On all fours
|
on one's hands and knees
|
| On cloud nine
|
very happy
|
| One and only
|
the only person or thing
|
| One and the same
|
exactly the same
|
| One by one
|
individually, one at a time
|
| One hell/heck of
a something
|
the emphasis
that something is very good or bad
|
| One good turn
deserves another
|
if someone helps you it is fair to help them in return
|
| One in a million
|
a great or unique person
|
| One of the boys
|
an accepted member of a group
|
| One of these
days
|
soon, before long
|
| One of those
days
|
a bad day where nothing goes right
|
| One of those
things
|
something is unfortunate but must be accepted
|
| One or two
|
a few, a small number
|
| (The)
one that got away
|
referring to a fish that you didn't catch or an opportunity that
you missed
|
| One too many
|
too much alcohol
|
| One up on
someone
|
have an advantage over someone
|
| One's lucky
number comes up
|
someone is lucky or has good fortune
|
| One's number is
up
|
something
bad will happen to someone
|
| One's opposite
number
|
someone
who has the same position as oneself in another company or
organization |
| Pull a fast one
(on someone)
|
cheat someone
|
| Put two and two
together |
make a correct guess
|
| Quick one
|
a single drink of alcohol taken before one does something else
|
| Seventh heaven
|
in a situation of great happiness
|
| Six feet under
|
dead and buried
|
| Six of one and a
half dozen of the other
|
there
is little difference between two things/situations |
| Ten to one
|
very likely
|
| There are no two
ways about it
|
there is no alternative
|
| Two can play
that game
|
you
can also treat someone in the same way as they have treated you
|
| Two heads are
better than one
|
it is better to work with another person to solve problems etc |
| Two wrongs don't
make a right
|
you can't justify a wrong action by saying that someone else did
the same thing to you
|
| Two's company (three's
a crowd)
|
better to leave two people together than for a third person to
interfere
|
| Three R's
|
the three basic skills from school -
reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic
|
| (A)
stitch in time saves nine
|
any damage or mistake should be corrected immediately in order to
prevent it getting worse
|
