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Идиомы на букву O

• on top of the world
  быть на седьмом небе, на верху блаженства

  The baseball players were on top of the world after they had won the game.
• open the door to (something)
  открыть путь к чему-либо, сделать возможным

  The new university program will open the door to many possibilities for the students.
• out of season
  несвоевременно, не во время, в неподходящий момент

  Fresh vegetables are generally out of season in winter unless they are grown in hot houses.
• on the same page
  мыслить одинаково

  My wife and I, we both were on the same page about buying a new house.
• off one's hands
  (сбыть) с рук, избавиться

  Jeremy managed to sell his old car and was happy to get it off his hands.
• one's goose is cooked
  погубить себя, пострадать от собственных козней, вырыть себе яму

  My brother's goose is cooked. Soon my father will discover that Paul has damaged his car.
• one in a million
  уникальный, один на миллион

  My music teacher is very gifted; she is one in a million.
• on the nose
  точно в назначенное время или место

  We agreed to meet outside the movie theater at six and I arrived on the nose.
• on cloud nine
  на седьмом небе (от счастья)

  Olaf was on cloud nine because he had found a very well paid job at last.
• on the rocks
  проблемные отношения, разваливающийся брак

  Mr. Noodle's business and his marriage were both on the rocks.
• out of one's league
  неравный кому-либо

  I soon discovered that my new acquaintance was out of my league.
• out of the woods
  вне опасности

  Although Thornton was rapidly recovering from the flu, he was still not out of the woods.
• out of the red
  вылезти из долгов

  I am happy that my small company is out of the red at last.
• odd man out
  третий лишний

  The two of them were chatting merrily and I felt as if I were the odd man out in their company.
• of the old school
  приверженец старой школы

  My mother's attitudes to the way people should be dressed are of the old school.
• odds and ends
  остатки, обрезки, разные мелочи

  The tailor made a suit for the boy out of the odds and ends of the cloth.
• on one's own
  самостоятельно

  My sister is married and lives on her own.
• One person's trash is another person's treasure.
  Что ценно одному, бесполезно другому.

  One person's trash is another person's treasure that's what my father used to say bringing home old car spare parts.
• out of character
  не характерно

  Quarreling with neighbors is out of character for my mother. She almost never argues with people.
• out of the question
  (быть) недопустимым, "об этом не может быть и речи"

  "Your traveling alone in the jungle is out of the question."
• of two minds
  быть в нерешительности, сомневаться

  I am of two minds whether to go to Elmer's party tonight. On the one hand I like Elmer on the other I hate parties.
• out-of-pocket expenses
  расход собственных денежных средств

  Salem went on a business trip to Mexico and his out-of-pocket expenses were very high.
• out of breath
  прерывисто дышать, запыхаться

  Jim stopped near the entrance; he was out of breath because he had been running.
• out of spite
  из неприязни, назло

  My neighbor is a very unpleasant woman and she does a lot of things just out of spite.
• out like a light
  очень быстро заснуть

  I was so exhausted that went to bed early and I was out like a light.
• over one's head
  не в состоянии понять

  All this is over my head; I am not able to understand what they want.
• out of the frying pan and into the fire
  из огня да в полымя

  Ron jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when he didn't pay his bank loan; now his problems are much more serious.
• off base
  неверный, ошибочный, неточный

  The economist was off base with his estimation of the firm's profit.
• on the point of (doing something)
  собираться делать что-либо

  We were on the point of leaving the house when all of a sudden it started to rain.
• off the wall
  странный или глупый

  "I am surprised at you! Your remarks are very much off the wall."
• on the house
  (угощение) за счёт заведения

  The owner of the cafe is a friend of mine and I often get a drink on the house.
• 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."
• out of consideration for (someone or something)
  из уважения к кому-либо, из расчёта чего-либо

  The police did not release the names of the offenders out of consideration for the investigation.
• out of line
  неприемлемый

  His project to organize a private zoo is out of line. It is not acceptable.
• Out of sight, out of mind.
  С глаз долой из сердца вон. (пословица)

  After Robert moved out of town, Regina found other men to date. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."