List of idioms start with O

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  • Odds and ends

    Meaning : Cheap and small things

  • Of no avail

    Meaning : Useless

  • Of a kind

    Meaning : Of a poor kind

  • Of a piece with

    Meaning : In keeping with

  • Of one's own accord

    Meaning : According to one's own wish

  • Off and on

    Meaning : Now and then

  • Off hand

    Meaning : With no preparation

  • Off On The Wrong Foot

    Meaning : Getting a bad start on a relationship or task

  • Off someone's Christmas card list

    Meaning : This expression means that you are no longer on friendly terms with someone.

  • Off The Hook

    Meaning : No longer have to deal with a tough situation

  • Off the Record

    Meaning : Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn't want attributed to him/her

  • Oily tongue

    Meaning : Psychophant

  • Old chestnut

    Meaning : A story, a joke or an idea that has been repeated so often that it has lost its novelty is referred to as an old chestnut.

  • Old hat

    Meaning : out-of-date

  • Olive branch

    Meaning : Symbol of peace

  • On a par

    Meaning : On equal level

  • On and off

    Meaning : At intervals

  • On and on

    Meaning : without stopping

  • On course (for something)

    Meaning : If someone is on course for something, they are likely to achieve it.

  • On last legs

    Meaning : On the verge of ruin

  • On one's last leg

    Meaning : About to die

  • On Pins And Needles

    Meaning : Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipation of something

  • On tanter hooks

    Meaning : In problem

  • On the ball

    Meaning : If you are on the ball, you are aware of what is happening and are able to deal with things quickly and intelligently.

  • On the dole

    Meaning : A person who is receives financial assistance from the government when they are unemployed is on the dole.

  • On the alert

    Meaning : On your guard, ready to act

  • On the back burner

    Meaning : If you put a project or issue on the back burner, you decide to deal with it at a later date because you do not consider it to be that urgent or important.

  • On the brain

    Meaning : Constantly in his thoughts

  • On the cards

    Meaning : Hope

  • On the contrary

    Meaning : On the other hand

  • On the crest of a wave

    Meaning : If you are on the crest of a wave, you are very successful in what you are doing.

  • On the edge of one's seat

    Meaning : Someone who is on the edge of their seat is very interested in something and finds it extremely exciting.

  • On the eve of

    Meaning : Occasion

  • On the face of it

    Meaning : As it seeems to be from the facts

  • On the horns of a dilemma

    Meaning : In a difficult problem

  • On the right side of

    Meaning : Less than

  • On the sly

    Meaning : With secrecy

  • On the spur of the moment

    Meaning : At once, without deliberation

  • On the verge of

    Meaning : On the point of

  • On the wane

    Meaning : Decreasing

  • On the whole

    Meaning : In totality

  • On the wrong side of

    Meaning : Greater than

  • On the wrong side of sixty

    Meaning : More than sixty years of age

  • Once and for all

    Meaning : Finally

  • Once bitten, twice shy

    Meaning : When you have had a bad experience you are much more careful to avoid similar experiences in the future

  • Once for all

    Meaning : For always

  • Once in a blue moon

    Meaning : Rarely

  • Once in a while

    Meaning : Rarely

  • Once or twice

    Meaning : A few times

  • One one's last legs

    Meaning : At last

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