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cut off
one
's nose to spite
one
's face
To harm
one
self 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 m
one
y 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 m
one
y 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 milest
one
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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 some
one
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
Some
one
who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed.
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live
one
Some
one
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, t
one
, 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
one
self 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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