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one Theme: UNIQUENESS mod. having to do with something unique or special. (Similar to a definite article.)Tracy is one fine cook.He was left with one powerful hangover.Hank? Now there is one ugly son of a gun for you.
one 1. adjective used as an emphatic indefinite article UK, 1828 2. noun 1 an eccentric, amusing or outrageous person UK, 1880. 2 a devotee, or an adherent, or a champion, of something UK, 1888. 3 a grudge; a score; a blow; a kiss; a drink; an act of sexual intercourse; any non-specified noun. By ellipsis of the specific noun UK, 1830. 4 a lie; a joke or an anecdote UK, 1813. 5 an act of urination. An abbreviation of NUMBER ONE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987.► do one for me; have one for mea jocular catchphrase addressed to someone on the way to the lavatory UK, 1984.► in onein bar dice games, to make a hand in one roll of the dice US, 1971.► on onein a state of intoxication as a result of use of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 1999 3. goodbye. An abbreviation of ONE LOVE. US, 2002
idiomone► clock sb one► down in one► go one better than► got it in one —see get► sth is one in the eye for sb► I owe you one► put one over on sb► six of one half a dozen of the other► that bites (the big one)► there's one born every minutebe a great one for (doing) sth BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that someone likes a particular thing or has a particular habit:Alison's a great one for desk diaries, so it was always quite easy to find out where she was.Auntie Rita was a great one for quoting the Bible whenever she disapproved of anything.not be a great one for (doing) sth BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that someone does not enjoy something, or is not good at something:My mother was never a great one for housework and I think I inherited my standards from her.Sheridan stared at Jocelyn; he was not a great one for jokes and he couldn't understand why she was laughing so much.have had one too many(also have had a few too many)to be very drunk :Can someone take Andy home? I think he's had one too many. It was last New Year's Eve, and we'd all had a few too many, and Ronny decided he was going to climb the clock tower.it takes one to know onespoken used in order to say that someone can understand someone else's character because they have the same faults themselves:You think she's only after Jake's money, do you? Well, it takes one to know one.My mother always said she knew when I was lying because it takes one to know one.be one over the eight BrEBrE(also have had one over the eight)old-fashioned to have drunk too much alcohol:You have to be careful of wasps in autumn - often they're one over the eight because they've been living on fermented fruit.He was extremely friendly, probably because he'd had one over the eight.one and the sameused in order to emphasize that two things or people are exactly alike:Unfortunately, sports and business have become one and the same.My own view is that trade unions and the Socialist Party are one and the same.be/get one up on sb(also get one over on sb BrE)advantage to do something better than someone you are competing with, or get an advantage over them:The thought that she had a boyfriend with a car made her feel very important - one up on Paula for a change.Supersystems reckon they can get one up on their competitors, with software that continuously monitors all the functions of a computer system. one for the roadspoken a last alcoholic drink before leaving a place:"Last orders, gentlemen." "One for the road, Jack?"If you're thinking of having one for the road, be wise and make it an orange juice.the one that got awayused in order to say that someone did not get the thing that they most wanted:Naylor's book is full of photos of old movie theaters, but he raves about the one that got away - the San Francisco Fox was demolished thirty years ago.The thieves are probably angry about the one that got away - they left a painting by Pisarro, worth more than all the others they stole.pull a fast one (on sb)to trick or deceive someone:Joe realized that his regional manager had been pulling a fast one on him, making the Birmingham office seem more profitable than it really was. I know when a customer is trying to pull a fast one, and this lad wasn't - he had definitely had a real problem with the TV set. —see also put one over on sbpull the other one! BrEBrE(also pull the other one, it's got bells on)spoken a humorous expression, said when you think someone has just told you something untrue:"We are increasing fares so that we can provide a better rail service." "Pull the other one, Bob, we all know that isn't true.""Honest Mum, we've got the afternoon off school today." "Why don't you pull the other one, it's got bells on."NoteThis idiom comes from sb is pulling sb's leg. 'Pull the other one' means 'pull the other leg'.a right one BrEBrEspoken used about someone who amuses or annoys you, and who says or does unusual things:Oh God, there's a right one - look at what that driver's doing.He wants a discount because we were ten minutes late - he's a right one, he is.there's always one BrEBrEspoken used humorously in order to say that someone is causing problems or making it difficult to do what you are trying to do:One kid wouldn't move his chair out of the way so that I could do my display - well there's always one."Before we end the meeting, I'd like to ask you a few questions." "There's always one! Go on then."
one mod. having to do with something unique or special. (Similar to a definite article.) Hank? Now there is one ugly son of a gun for you. |