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cut off one's nose to spite one's face
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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one can't hold two watermelons in one hand
do not attempt to take on more than you can handle
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put one's money where one's mouth is
More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
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cut one's coat according to one's cloth
Live according to your means.
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have one's work cut out for one
To face a large task or project.
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keep one's cards close to one's chest
To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.
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one's bark is worse than one's bite
The individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.
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put all one's eggs in one basket
Rather than diversifying.
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put one's money where one's mouth is
To make or take a bet.
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all one's eggs in one basket
Devoting all of one’s resources to one thing.
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all one's eggs in one basket
Investing heavily in just one area.
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it takes one to know one
The person criticizing is as bad as the person being criticized.
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put one's foot in one's mouth
To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong.
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wear one's heart on one's sleeve
To be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.
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have one's wits about one
To remain calm, composed, or aware.
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keep one on one's toes
To keep one attentive, active, busy or alert.
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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone..
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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Words spoken by Neil Armstrong when taking the first steps on the moon.
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one can run but one can't hide
There is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.
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one by one
Individually in succession; one at a time.
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damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
A dilemma where either choice results in a negative outcome.
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cold one
A beer.
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day one
The very beginning.
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do one
To depart from a place, often with a sense of urgency.
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live one
A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.
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live one
Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed.
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live one
Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar.
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number one
First; foremost; best.
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one another
Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of more than two people or things; compare each other.
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one another
each other
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one side
You should move to one side and allow me to go through the passageway you are blocking.
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one thousand
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.
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one two
wall pass
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one up
To outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
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one-note
Having only one opinion, outlook, tone, etc., especially as expressed repetitively; without variety or range.
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one-off
Occurring once; one-time.
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one-up
To outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
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one-upmanship
A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.
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one-upmanship
The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
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square one
The place where one begins; a lack of progress.
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put one over
To fool, trick or deceive.
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up one's sleeve
Hidden, in reserve.
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beat one's meat
To masturbate.
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bite one's tongue
To forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.
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one fell swoop
One stroke; one action or event with many results.
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under one's breath
Softly, so as not to be heard.
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above one's bend
Out of one's control or power.
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act one's age
To be mature and not childish.
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at one with
United with; in tune with.
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at one's fingertips
Readily available.
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