1101-1200 Flashcards
Off the hook
No longer in difficulty or trouble
Off the record
Not recorded for official publication/ informally
Off colour
Feeling slightly ill
Oily tongue
Flattery
Old hand
experienced
Old head on young shoulders
To be wise beyond his age
On a roll
To be experiencing a successful period
On a wing and a prayer
With only the slightest chance of success
On account of
Because of
On all hands
Everywhere
On cloud nine
Extremely happy and excited
On edge
Nervous and unable to relax
On good terms
Was friendly
On one’s guard
To be careful
On one’s last legs
Near to death
On purpose
Deliberately/ intentionally
On shank’s mare
On foot
On tenterhooks
In anxiety/ anxious
On the air
Broadcast over the radio or or on tv
On the back burner
To temporarily not deal with some matter because it is not urgent
On the ball
To be alert
On the breadline
To be very poor
On the brink of/ verge of
At the point of
On the cards
Likely to happen / probable
On the cuff
On credit
On the double
At a fast pace
On the face of it
What appears on the surface
On the fence
Halting between two options
On the horizon
An event that is likely to happen soon
On the level
Honest
On the rocks
In a state of difficulty, destruction
On the same page
To understand and agree
On the spur of the moment
To act impulsively without thinking
On the straight and narrow
The straightforward and ethically acceptable
On the tip of my tongue
Readily available in my memory
On the wane
On the decline
On the wrong side of sixty
to be older than sixty
On thin ice
In a dangerous or risky situation
Once and for all
Bring to an end
Once bitten, twice shy
A bitter experience making one cautious for future
Once in a blue moon
Occasionally / rarely
One track mind
Always thinking of only one thing
Open your heart
Share your deepest feelings
Open ended
Having no planned ending
Out and out
Totally
Out at the elbows
Poor
Out of bounds
Forbidden
Out of date
Something old fashioned
Out of gear
Out of order or not functioning properly
Out of my wits
Greatly confused
Out of prints
A book no longer available from the publisher
Out of sorts
To be unwell
Out of spirits
Gloomy or sad
Out of the blue
Completely unexpectedly
Out of the question
Impossible
Out of the woods
No longer in trouble
Out of thin air
Appear suddenly
Out of this world
Extraordinary
Over and above
In addition to
Over and over again
Do something repeatedly
Over egg the pudding
To spoil something by trying too hard to improve it
Over head and ears
Completely
Over my dead body
you will do everything you can to prevent something from happening
Over the moon
Extremely happy
Pale into insignificance
Seemed less important
Palm off
to get rid of or pass on something in a dishonest way
Pandora’s box
A prolific source of trouble
Paper over the cracks
To hide problems
Part and parcel
Essential elements / integral part
Parthian shot
a military tactic or a sharp remark made when departing
Pass the baton
Shift responsibility to others
Pass the buck
Refuse to accept responsibility
Pass the hat round/around
To collect money
Pat on the back
Praise or approval for doing something good
Pay heed to
Listen carefully with attention
Pay lip service
to say you support something but NOT take any action to support it
Pay on the nail
to pay for something immediately
Pedal to the metal
To drive very fast
Pell-mell
In a confused or disorderly manner
Penny wise and pound foolish
to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money
Pick a quarrel
To start a disagreement or argument
Pick and choose
Select only the best from choices
Pick to pieces
Analyse critically
Picks on someone
Treats badly
Pie in the sky
Something not possible
Pig in a poke
Something that is bought without examining properly
Pillar to post
One place to another
Pin-money
a small sum of money for spending
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Pipe dream
A dream or idea that is unlikely to happen
Pitch and toss
A game in which players toss coins
Plain as day
Very obvious and easy to understand
Plain sailing
Was very easy
Play devil’s advocate
To argue the opposite, just for the sake of argument
Play for time
To make excuses or do things to gain time
Play it by ear
To do something without special preparation
Play one’s ace
To use one’s best weapon or resource
Play safe
Avoid risk and take precautions
Play to the gallery
to behave in a way intended to make people admire or support you
Play truant
Stay away from duty
Play with fire
To do something dangerously
