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• one's days are numbered
  чьи-либо дни сочтены

  I think Steve's days at work are numbered; he had been very rude to the customers and they complained.
• one in a hundred
  один \ одна из сотни

  About one in a hundred of the toys produced in China are dangerous for children's health.
• one and all
  все, все вместе

  The members of the council one and all were devoted to the public good.
• 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 in a thousand
  один из тысячи

  My chance of entering the Harvard is one in a thousand.
• one's number is up
  с кем-либо произойдёт что-то плохое

  I am afraid that my number is up, and I will soon lose my job.
• thousand and one
  очень много, тысяча и один

  The pupil did a thousand and one sums in order to be ready for a Math test.
• 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."
• do (someone) one better
  делать лучше, чем кто-либо, превосходить кого-либо

  At the exam Marion did Emily one better and got better scores than her friend.
• one of these days
  на днях, скоро, когда-нибудь (в будущем)

  One of these days I am going to become rich.
• number one
  собственная персона, собственное "я"

  "I am speaking about myself; after all number one is what I know most about."
• one of the boys
  принятый в компанию, признанный как член группы

  Paul is an accepted member of a Green Peace group; he is one of the boys.
• by the dozen
  дюжиной, числом 12

  Sheila counted the chicks by the dozen.
• two bricks shy of a load
  не умный, тупой, "винтиков не хватает"

  Martin is two bricks shy of a load and he is hard to deal with.
• think twice (before doing something)
  хорошенько подумать о чём-либо

  My teacher advised me to think twice about my future before deciding to quit school.
• one of those things
  что-либо неудачное, то с чем приходится мириться

  I lost my job; it is one of those things that nothing can be done about.
• one to a customer
  в одни руки (только один товар каждому покупателю)

  The sports store had a limit of one to a customer of the fishing tackles that were on sale.
• one jump/step ahead of (someone or something)
  (быть) на один шаг впереди кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Jack was one jump ahead of the other students in his Math class.
• one's opposite number
  такой же занимаемый пост, но в другой организации

  My boss spoke with his opposite number in another computer company, but they could not come to any agreement.
• one and the same
  тот же самый \ одно и тоже

  It is one and the same book which I saw in the book store.
• eleventh-hour decision
  решение, принятое в последний момент

  Eventually Miranda made an eleventh-hour decision to accept their proposal.
• 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.
• tell (someone) a thing or two (about something)
  сказать кому-либо кое-что (неприятное), ругать кого-либо

  My cousin took my laptop without my permission, and I am going to tell her a thing or two.
• deep-six (someone or something)
  выбросить что-либо, избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  I am going to deep-six all my exercise books at the end of the school year.
• cut both/two ways
  поддерживать обе стороны в споре, "и нашим, и вашим"

  I don't think much of your argument as it cuts both ways.
• by the dozens
  (покупать) дюжину = 12 штук

  In English shops eggs are sold by the dozens.
• go fifty-fifty (on something)
  делить что-либо поровну

  My friend and I decided to go fifty-fifty on a new computer.
• 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.
• 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."
• stitch in time saves nine
  то, что делается во время, экономит много труда впоследствии

  "I think you should have the roof in your house fixed before it becomes worse. Remember, a stitch in time saves nine."
• three sheets to the wind
  быть очень пьяным, нетвёрдо держаться на ногах

  I saw my neighbor walking down the street last night; he seemed to have three sheets to the wind.
• 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."
• divide (something) fifty-fifty
  разделить что-либо пополам

  Nancy bought a nice cake and divided it fifty-fifty between the two of us.
• million dollar question
  важный, но трудный вопрос

  The million dollar question for them was whether to move their business to Chicago or not.