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• hundred and one
  очень много

  Viola can think of a hundred and one reasons when she does not want to date George.
• hundred to one chance/shot
  очень маленький шанс, один из сотни

  Tim only has a hundred to one chance at getting the grant that he has applied for.
• I/you/he for one
  что касается меня (тебя, его), я (ты, он) например

  A lot of people do not like certain foods. I for one never eat fish.
• in one fell swoop
  одним разом

  In one fell swoop the Smiths sold their house in Fitchburg and moved to Canada.
• in round figures/numbers
  округлённо, приблизительно

  Sally was able to learn, in round numbers, how much it would cost to buy a condo.
• in seventh heaven
  (быть) на седьмом небе (от счастья)

  Sally has been in seventh heaven since Charley proposed marriage to her.
• it takes two to tango
  делить ответственность на двоих, оба виноваты

  It takes two to tango, so Peter and Nick are both responsible for the damage of the car.
• know a trick or two
  знать пару хитростей

  Gina knows a trick or two about how to handle her husband when he is angry or upset.
• lesser of the two
  меньшее из двух

  I can pay either $80 or $100 for a bike; I think I'd rather pay the lesser of the two."
• lesser of two evils
  меньшее из двух зол

  "I don't want to go shopping; I'd rather stay at home. I would prefer to choose the lesser of the two evils."
• look after number one
  заботится только о себе, о своих интересах

  Hanna is very selfish; she only looks after number one, and she never helps other people.
• million and one
  очень много, миллион (дел)

  I had to do a million and one things before my birthday party.
• million dollar question
  важный, но трудный вопрос

  The million dollar question for them was whether to move their business to Chicago or not.
• million miles away
  быть рассеянным, мечтательным

  I made an attempt to talk Vivian into joining us, but I saw that she was a million miles away and I gave it up.
• nine times out of ten
  почти всегда, в девяти случаев из десяти

  Nine times out of ten if you have a car problem, it is not very big and it can easily be fixed.
• nine-day's wonder
  кратковременная сенсация, предмет недолгих толков

  The pop singer was a nine day's wonder and it was not surprising that he was soon forgotten.
• nine-to-five attitude
  делать что-либо по минимуму, не делать ничего лишнего

  My boss said he didn't like my nine-to-five attitude towards my work, and he asked me to be more active and creative.
• no two ways about (something)
  об этом не может быть двух мнений

  "There are no two ways about it; you are to consult a doctor and do it immediately."
• not give two hoots about (someone or something)
  совершенно не интересоваться кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Right now the public does not give two hoots about Kirby's disappearance.
• not one iota
  ни капли

  It was absolutely evident that there was not one iota of truth in what the offender was saying.
• not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
  ни за что не притронуться к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Those magazines are completely uninteresting to me, and I would not touch them with a ten-foot pole.
• number of (things or people)
  какое-то (неопределённое) число вещей или людей

  There are a number of things Tim is going to do on the weekend.
• number one
  собственная персона, собственное "я"

  "I am speaking about myself; after all number one is what I know most about."
• on all fours
  на четвереньках

  Sam was down on all fours as he was looking for his slippers.
• on cloud nine
  на седьмом небе (от счастья)

  Olaf was on cloud nine because he had found a very well paid job at last.
• once in a while
  иногда, время от времени

  I go to visit my Aunt Theresa once in a while.
• one after another
  один за другим

  I understood the meaning of the proverb 'it never rains but it pours' when misfortunes began to come one after another.
• one and all
  все, все вместе

  The members of the council one and all were devoted to the public good.
• one and only
  единственный, уникальный

  There was an interview with the one and only inventor of a digital camera.
• one and the same
  тот же самый \ одно и тоже

  It is one and the same book which I saw in the book store.
• one at a time
  каждый отдельно, по одному

  While eating meat, cut off a piece and eat it one at a time.
• one by one
  один за другим

  The film being over, the people were leaving the auditorium one by one.
• one for the (record) books
  что-либо необычное или из ряда вон выходящее

  His latest article about the origin of the Universe is one for the books.
• one for the road
  (выпить) на посошок

  We stayed in the bar for two hours and had one for the road before leaving it.
• one good turn deserves another
  долг платежом красен

  I was happy to help Dana with an essay after she had helped me with my English homework. One good turn deserves another, you know.