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English Idioms: O
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English Idio m s: 178 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'O'
An o b je ct le sso n se rve s as a warning to o the rs. (In so me varie tie s o f Eng lish 'ab je ct le sso n' is use d .)
O d d s and e nd s are small, re mnant article s and thing s- the same as 'b its and b o b s'.
If so me o ne lo o ks o ff co lo ur/co lo r, the y lo o k ill.
If so me o ne is o ff like a sho t, the y le ave o r g e t g o ing ve ry q uickly ind e e d .
(UK) If so me o ne g o e s o ff o n o ne , the y g e t e xtre me ly ang ry ind e e d .
So me whe re that's o ff the b e ate n track is in a re mo te lo catio n.
If so me thing g o e s o ff the chart, it far e xce e d s the no rmal stand ard s, g o o d o r b ad , fo r so me thing .
If yo u d o so me thing o ff the cuff, yo u d o it witho ut any p re p aratio n.
So me o ne who is o ff the g rid live s o utsid e so cie ty and cho o se s no t to fo llo w its rule s and co nve ntio ns.
If so me o ne is o ff the ho o k, the y have avo id e d p unishme nt o r criticism fo r so me thing the y have d o ne .
If so me thing is o ff the mark, it is inaccurate o r inco rre ct.
If so me o ne has g o ne o ff the rails, the y have lo st track o f re ality.
So me thing o ff the re co rd is said in co nfid e nce b e cause the sp e ake r d o e sn't want it attrib ute d to the m, e sp e cially whe n talking to
the me d ia.
If so me thing g o e s o ff the scale , it far e xce e d s the no rmal stand ard s, g o o d o r b ad , fo r so me thing .
If a p ro d uct is o ff the she lf, it can b e use d straig htaway witho ut any se tting -up .
If yo u say so me thing o ff the to p o f yo ur he ad , yo u d o n't think ab o ut it b e fo re hand .
If so me thing p uts o r thro ws yo u o ff yo ur track, it d istracts yo u o r ke e p s yo u fro m achie ving what yo u want.
So me thing that is o ff the wall is unco nve ntio nal.
(UK) If so me o ne is o ff the ir chump , the y are crazy o r irratio nal.
If yo u catch so me o ne o ff the ir g uard , the y are no t re ad y o r p re p are d whe n yo u d o o r say so me thing . ('Take so mo e ne o ff the ir
g uard ' is also use d .)
(UK) So me o ne who is o ff the ir ro cke r is crazy.
O ff-hand me ans witho ut p re p aratio n. Pe o p le say that the y d o n't kno w the answe r o ff-hand , me aning that the y d o n't kno w it at that
time .
An e xp re ssio n o f surp rise .
An o ld che stnut is so me thing that has b e e n re p e ate d so many time s that it has lo st its imp act.
It's ve ry d ifficult to fo rg e t o ld thing s, e sp e cially the first lo ve .
O ld frie nd s and o ld wine are b e st
This id io m me ans that the thing s and p e o p le that we kno w we ll are b e tte r than the unfamiliar.
If so me thing 's o ld hat, it se e ms rathe r o ld fashio ne d and d ate d .
A p ro ve rb o r p ie ce o f ad vice that is co mmo nly acce p te d as truth and is hand e d d o wn the g e ne ratio ns, b ut is so me time s false .
So me thing o r so me o ne 's that's o ld e r than the d irt is e xtre me ly o ld .
So me thing o r so me o ne that's o ld e r than d irt is ve ry o ld ind e e d .
So me thing o r so me o ne 's that's o ld e r than the hills is e xtre me ly o ld .
O ld e st trick in the b o o k
The o ld e st trick in the b o o k is a we ll-kno wn way o f d e ce iving so me o ne , tho ug h still e ffe ctive .
