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• on the trail/track of (someone or something)
  идти по следу кого-либо, разыскивать что-либо

  The hunters were on the trail of the deer.
• on the up and up/on the up-and-up
  преуспевать в жизни, "быть на подъёме"

  "I see you are on the up and up; you must be making very good progress in life."
• on the verge of (doing something)
  на грани, на краю чего-либо

  I was on the verge of telling her about my problem, but then I changed my mind.
• on the wagon
  бросить пить, "завязать"

  My uncle is on the wagon, he has stopped drinking alcohol.
• on the warpath
  быть очень злым, доставлять неприятности

  "Don't disturb your father, children. He is on the warpath today; you'd better stay out of his way."
• on the way (somewhere)
  по пути куда-либо

  On the way to the house my dog attacked a cat and worried a dog twice as big as he.
• on the whole
  в целом

  "How do you like this film on the whole?"
• on the wrong track
  иметь неправильное представление или неверную линию поведения

  "I am sure you are on the wrong tack; you may have misunderstood their intentions."
• on thin ice
  (быть) в рискованной ситуации, "идти по тонкому льду"

  The girl was on thin ice as she continued to miss classes at the university.
• on time
  во время, по расписанию

  Though our flight in San Francisco was delayed, we arrived in Chicago on time.
• on top
  быть лидером, быть во главе

  Tim is a very capable student, and this semester he is on top of his class.
• on top of (something)
  в дополнение, вдобавок

  Steve flew into a rage. That, on top of his nervousness, made him look sick and disgusted.
• on top of (something/things)
  хорошо справляться с чем-либо

  "You are doing just fine; you are on top of your work."
• 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.
• on vacation
  (быть) в отпуске или на каникулах

  I am supposed to be on vacation for two weeks either in June or in July.
• on view
  (быть) на виду у всех

  The Tower of London is on view and everybody can admire it.
• on/upon one's head
  навлечь неприятности на свою голову

  "You yourself brought the anger of the boss on your head, so you needn't blame anybody else."
• once and for all
  окончательно, раз и навсегда

  The father told his son once and for all that he would not let him use his car.
• once in a blue moon
  очень редко

  I used to go to the beach once in a blue moon.
• once in a lifetime
  один раз в жизни

  Sara understood that she could get that chance once in a lifetime.
• once or twice
  один или два раза

  Allan went to Egypt for his holiday once or twice.
• once upon a time
  когда-то давно

  Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman near the sea.
• once-over
  беглый взгляд или осмотр

  The doctor gave the patient a once-over and pronounced him to be getting better.
• one foot in the grave
  одной ногой в могиле

  My grandfather is ninety-nine and has one foot in the grave.
• one in a thousand/hundred/million
  уникальный, редкий; один из тысячи, сотни; один на миллион

  I lost my purse in the shop and had a one in a million chance of finding it.
• one little bit
  нисколько (обычно в отрицательном предложении)

  Jimmy did not agree with his boss one little bit about his work performance.
• one's chickens have come home to roost
  беда бедою отзовётся (то плохое, что желаете другому вернётся к вам)

  Margaret's chickens have come home to roost and she has to take responsibility for what she has done.
• one's feet are on the ground
  практичный, прочно стоящий на земле человек

  My mother is a hard-working woman and she always has her feet on the ground.
• one's frame of mind
  расположение духа, состояние ума

  "Make sure your Dad is in a good frame of mind before you ask him for some pocket money."
• one's hair stands on end
  сильно испугаться, "волосы встали дыбом"

  Miranda's hair stood on end. She was so scared that she sat rooted to her wheelchair unable to move or think.
• one's lucky stars
  чья-либо счастливая звезда

  I don't have my lucky stars because nothing brings me luck or success in life.
• one's name is mud
  плохая, "подмоченная" репутация

  Henry's name is mud now because he got involved in a car fraud.
• one's stamping grounds
  часто посещаемое, излюбленное место

  I often go to my old stamping grounds which I visited as a child.
• one-armed bandit
  игровой автомат, "однорукий бандит"

  William is always short of money because he spends a lot of time with a one-armed bandit.
• one-track mind
  думать только об одном, "заклиниться" на одном

  Joanna is a workaholic and has a one-track mind. All she thinks about is her work.