Commonly used english part 62 pptx

open Idioms open a conversation - to start a conversation I went over to the woman in the waiting area and tried to open a conversation.. open and aboveboard - to be honest, to be visib

on top of the world

- feeling very good

I was on top of the world after I received news of the scholarship that I had won

on trial

- to be tried in court

The man is on trial for stealing money from his company

on vacation

- to be away, to take a vacation

I plan to be on vacation for the first two weeks of March

on view

- to be visible, to be on public display

The new sculptures were on view and everybody in the town could see them

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once Idioms

once again

- anew, again

I tried once again to phone my boss at his home

once and for all

- permanently, finally

I told my friend once and for all that I would not give him any money

once in a blue moon

- very rarely

I only go to that restaurant once in a blue moon

once in a lifetime

- something that will never occur again in one's lifetime

I felt that only once in a lifetime would I get a chance to see my favorite singer perform

once in a while

- occasionally

We like Japanese food so we go to that restaurant once in a while

once or twice

- a few times

We went to the new restaurant once or twice but we quickly became tired of it

a once-over

- a quick look or examination of someone or something

We gave the rental car a once-over before we signed the contract

once upon a time

- far in the past

Once upon a time a beautiful princess lived in a castle in a small town

one Idioms

one and all

- everyone

One and all were invited to the community center to listen to the famous author speak

the one and only

- a famous and talented person, the unique and only "somebody"

Yesterday the newspaper published an interview with the one and only inventor of the new DVD player

one and the same

- the very same person or thing

It is one and the same if we finish the job today or continue until tomorrow

a one-armed bandit

- a slot machine for gambling

He spent the weekend with a one-armed bandit and now has no money

one by one

- one at a time, each in turn

One by one the contestants walked onto the stage

one foot in the grave

- near death

Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer

one for the (record) books

- something very unusual or remarkable

His latest complaint about noise at work is one for the books and is very stupid

one in a thousand/hundred/million

- unique, one of a very few

I only had a one in a million chance of finding the ring that I had dropped into the lake

one jump ahead of (someone or something)

- one step in advance of someone or something

The little boy was one jump ahead of the other students in his class after he went to summer school

one little bit

- any at all, at all (usually used in the negative)

I do not agree with my supervisor one little bit about my work performance

a one-night stand

- an activity lasting one night

The band played many one-night stands in the small towns close to the city

one of these days

- someday in the future

One of these days I am going to talk to my supervisor about moving to another

department

one to a customer

- each person can have or receive only one of something

The store had a limit of one to a customer of the cameras that were on sale

a one-track mind

- thinking about only one thing

He has a one-track mind All he thinks about is money

the one-two

- quick or decisive action that takes someone by surprise

The salesman gave the customer the one-two and the customer quickly agreed to buy the product

one up on (someone)

- to have an advantage, to be one step ahead

His brother was one up on the other students because he studied very hard

one-upmanship

- the ability to keep ahead of others, the ability to keep an advantage

His one-upmanship and his desire to always be better than everyone else makes many people tired of him

one way or another

- somehow

One way or another I am going to attend the annual general meeting tomorrow

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only have eyes for (someone)

- to be loyal to only one person

My sister only has eyes for her boyfriend

to be onto (someone or something)

- to have discovered the truth about someone or something

My supervisor in onto the new saleswoman who is taking money from her sales register

open Idioms

open a conversation

- to start a conversation

I went over to the woman in the waiting area and tried to open a conversation

open and aboveboard

- to be honest, to be visible to the public

The company is open and aboveboard and they run their business very honestly

an open-and-shut case

- something (often a legal matter) that is simple and clear

It was an open-and-shut case when the judge decided the case where the man had stolen the computer

an open book

- someone or something that is easy to understand

My friend is an open book and everything about him is easy to understand

open fire on (someone)

- to start shooting, to start asking questions or criticizing someone

The police opened fire on the man with the gun

open for business

- a shop/restaurant/business that is open and ready to do business

The small shop is open for business after a long holiday

open one`s heart to (someone)

- to talk about one`s feelings honestly, to confide in someone

I opened my heart to my friend when I saw her at the restaurant last night

open Pandora's box

- to uncover more problems/issues than you expected or wanted

The investigation of the company was like opening Pandora's box Many other

problems were discovered

open season on (someone or something)

- a time when everyone is criticizing someone, unrestricted hunting of an animal

It appeared to be open season on our boss and everyone felt free to criticize her

It is hunting season and open season on deer now

an open secret

- a secret that so many people know about that it is no longer a secret

It is an open secret that I will be leaving the company next month

open (someone's) eyes to (something)

- to make someone become aware of something

The scandal opened our eyes to the problems that could occur in a large company

open (something) up

- to unwrap something

The little boy laughed as he opened his birthday presents up

open (something) up

- to reveal the possibilities of something

The departure of the school principal opened his job up to other members of the staff

open (something) up

- to make something less congested

We opened up the yard by cutting down some trees

open (something) up

- to start the use of something such as land or a building

open the door to (something)

- to permit or allow something to become a possibility

The new sports program opened the door to many possibilities in getting the students involved in physical activity

open to (something)

- to be agreeable to learn or hear about new ideas or suggestions

Our principal is open to new ideas about how to better meet the needs of students and teachers

open up a can of worms

- to create unnecessary complications

The dispute with our competitor opened up a can of worms about how to market our product

open up on (someone or something)

- to attack someone or something, to fire a gun or other weapon at someone or

something

The man with the gun opened up on the people in the car

open up to (someone)

- to talk frankly or truthfully to someone

I always open up to my best friend when I meet him

open with (something)

- to start out with something

The convention opened with a speech from the president of our company

an opening gambit

- an opening statement or something to help give one an advantage in bargaining or something similar

The union made several concessions as their opening gambit in their negotiations with the company

the opposite sex

- the opposite sex to someone (either male or female)

The math classes were divided so that nobody had to study with a member of the opposite sex

or else

- or suffer the consequences

The teacher told the students to be quiet or else

or words to that effect

- with other words that have about the same meaning

My boss told me not to apply for the job or words to that effect

the order of the day

- something necessary, the usual practice

The order of the day is to begin to clean up the mess that the storm caused last night

order (someone) around/about

- to give commands to someone