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• odds are against one
  малый шанс на успех

  Tim tried to join a basketball team, but the odds were against him.
• of one mind
  быть одного мнения, соглашаться с кем-либо

  The teaching staff and the principal were of one mind when they decided to change the curriculum.
• off one's back
  перестать докучать кому-либо, беспокоить кого-либо

  "I wish you would get off my back and stop asking me silly questions."
• off one's chest
  снять груз с души

  My problems have been gnawing me, and at last I decided to talk to my friend to get them off my chest.
• off one's hands
  (сбыть) с рук, избавиться

  Jeremy managed to sell his old car and was happy to get it off his hands.
• off one's high horse
  перестать важничать

  "I want you to get off your high horse and stop acting as if you were better than other people."
• off one's rocker
  не все дома, "винтика в голове не хватает"

  "I am beginning to think that you are off your rocker if you allowed that guy to cheat you out of your money."
• off the top of one's head
  (знать) на память, (быть) спонтанным, не подготовленным заранее

  George knew all the facts and figures in the report off the top of his head.
• off to one side
  (стоять) около, (быть) немного отодвинутым от чего-либо

  He moved the old bookcase off to one side from the wall, trying to clean it from top to bottom.
• on one's best behavior
  (быть) чрезвычайно вежливым

  I told my son to be on his best behavior when we went to visit my friend.
• on one's chest
  (тяжело) на душе

  Zeta had many problems on her chest, but she was reluctant to confide in anyone.
• on one's coat-tails
  в результате чьих-либо усилий

  This deputy was elected on his rich sponsors' coat-tails.
• on one's feet
  быть на ногах

  Kelly has been very busy; she has been on her feet since early morning.
• on one's guard
  осторожный, бдительный

  I saw that Tim was on his guard, but I didn't know the reason of his cautiousness.
• on one's heels
  позади, следом

  When Steve walks his dog Fluffy, it is always on his master's heels.
• on one's high horse
  важничать, относиться пренебрежительно

  I don't like Eva; she is always on her high horse and never has any regard for other people.
• on one's honor
  честно и искренне

  Alec is absolutely trustworthy; he is on his honor when he looks after the money of the shipbuilding company.
• on one's mind
  занимать все мысли

  "I'm glad you want to talk about this problem. It's been on my mind for days."
• on one's own
  самостоятельно

  My sister is married and lives on her own.
• on one's own time
  в свободное время

  My boss told me to make my personal phone calls on my own time but not at work.
• on one's person
  (иметь) при себе

  The drug dealer had a certain amount of heroin on his person when he was arrested.
• on one's shoulders
  чья-либо ответственность

  Paul prefers to put the failure of his undertakings on someone else's shoulders.
• on one's toes
  быть в состоянии активности

  Our lecturer keeps the students on their toes by giving them a lot of interesting information.
• on the edge of one's seat
  нервно ожидать чего-либо, "сидеть на краешке стула"

  Tim was on the edge of his seat all morning; he was waiting for the telegram from his mother.
• on the one hand
  с одной стороны

  Jim has a very contradictory nature. On the one hand he is ambitious on the other hand he is shy.
• on the tip of one's tongue
  вертится на языке (не припомню)

  I know his name; it's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite remember it at the moment.
• one (for someone)
  один единственный, подходящий (человек) для кого-либо

  Fisher thought that Margaret was the one for him, so he was going to propose marriage.
• 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 foot in the grave
  одной ногой в могиле

  My grandfather is ninety-nine and has one foot in the grave.
• 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.