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[on deposit]{adv. phr.} In a bank. •/I have almost $500 on deposit in my account./ •/The children save their pennies and each month place them on deposit./
[on duty]{adj. phr.} Doing one’s job; supervising. •/Two soldiers are on duty guarding the gates./ •/There is always one teacher on duty during study hour./ Contrast: OFF DUTY.
[one] See: AT ONE, FOR ONE, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, HANG ONE ON, HOLE IN ONE, KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, NUMBER ONE, SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER, SLIP ONE OVER ON, TEN TO ONE, TWO TO ONE, WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE.
[one and the same]{adj. phr.} The same; identical. •/Erle Stanley Gardner and A.A. Fair are one and the same person./ •/The spider lily and the Peruvian Daffodil are one and the same./
[one-armed bandit]{n.}, {slang} A slot machine, like those used in Las Vegas and other gambling places. •/Joe was playing the one-armed bandit all day — and he lost everything he had./
[on earth] See: IN THE WORLD.
[on easy street]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Having enough money to live very comfortably; rather rich. •/After years of hard work, the Grants found themselves on easy street./ •/Jim’s novel was a success and put him on easy street./ Compare: IN CLOVER, IN THE CHIPS, WELL-TO-DO.
[one damn thing after another] or [ODTAA] (pronounced owed-tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. •/First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT’S NOT ONE THING IT’S ANOTHER.
[on edge]{adj. phr.} Excited or nervous; impatient. •/The magician kept the children on edge all through his show./ •/We were all on edge as we listened to the TV for news of the election results./ •/Father was on edge after driving home through the heavy holiday traffic./ See: SET ONE’S TEETH ON EDGE. Contrast: AT EASE(2).
[one eye on]{informal} Watching or minding (a person or thing) while doing something else; part of your attention on. — Used after "have", "keep", or "with". •/Jane had one eye on the baby as she ironed./ •/Bill kept one eye on his books and the other on the clock./ •/Chris tried to study with one eye on the TV set./ Compare: KEEP AN EYE ON.
[one foot in the grave]{n. phr.} Near to death. •/The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave./ •/Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave./
[one for the books]{n, phr.}, {informal} Very unusual; a remarkable something. •/The newspaper reporter fumed in a story that was one for the books./ •/Their trip through the Rocky Mountains was one for the books./
[one-horse]{adj. phr.} Insignificant; modest; provincial. •/Arnold’s business is a one-horse operation; he never had a single employee./
[one man’s meat is another man’s poison] What is good for one person is not necessarily good for another. — A proverb, •/Even though Jeff likes to swim in ice cold water, his brother Tun hates it. This is understandable, however, because one’s man’s meat is another man’s poison./ Contrast: WHAT’S SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE IS SAUCE FOR THE GANDER.
[on end]{adj. phr.} Seemingly endless. — Used with plural nouns of time. •/Judy spent hours on end writing and rewriting her essay./ •/During July and August there was no rain for weeks on end./
[one-night stand]{n. phr.} 1. A single performance given by a traveling company while on a tour. •/After they went bankrupt in the big cities, the traveling jazz quartet played one-night stands in the country./ 2. A brief affair or sexual encounter. •/"With AIDS all around us?" said Jane. "Nobody is having one-night stands anymore."/
[one of these days] or [some of these days]{adv. phr.} Someday; sometime soon. •/One of these days Herbert will be famous./ •/I’m going to do that sewing some of these days./
[one on the city]{n.}, {slang} A glass of water (which is provided free of charge, as a free gift from the city). •/What will you have? — Oh, just give me one on the city./
[one’s money’s worth]{n. phr.} A fair return on one’s money spent or invested. •/I wouldn’t say that the trip was a great bargain, but I feel that we got our money’s worth./
[one’s own row] See: HOE ONE’S OWN ROW.
[one-two]{n.} 1. A succession of two punches, the first a short left, followed by a hard right punch, usually in the jaw. •/Ali gave Frazir the one-two./ 2. Any quick or decisive action which takes the opposition by surprise, thereby ensuring victory. •/He gave us the old one-two and won the game./
[one up]{adj. phr.} Having an advantage; being one step ahead, •/John graduated from high school; he is one up on Bob, who dropped out./ •/The Platters are one up on their neighbors. They own the only color television set in their neighborhood./