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on one's hands and knees preposition | carponipreposition |
on one's last legs (about to die) preposition [UK: ɒn wʌnz lɑːst leɡz] [US: ɑːn wʌnz ˈlæst ˈleɡz] | agli sgocciolipreposition alla finepreposition alla fruttapreposition allo stremo delle forzepreposition in fin di vitapreposition in ginocchiopreposition knee)preposition |
on one's side (supporting someone) preposition | dalla propriapreposition dalla propria partepreposition |
on one's way (in the direct route) preposition | sulla strada perpreposition |
on one's way (leaving) preposition | in arrivopreposition |
on the edge of one's seat (in suspense) preposition | inchiodato alla sediapreposition incollato alla sediapreposition |
on the one hand (from one point of view) preposition [UK: ɒn ðə wʌn hænd] [US: ɑːn ðə wʌn ˈhænd] | da un latopreposition |
on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered) preposition | sulla punta della linguapreposition |
one by one (individually) adverb [UK: wʌn baɪ wʌn] [US: wʌn baɪ wʌn] | uno per unoadverb |
one for all, all for one (motto: working for each other) phrase [UK: wʌn fɔː(r) ɔːl ɔːl fɔː(r) wʌn] [US: wʌn ˈfɔːr ɔːl ɔːl ˈfɔːr wʌn] | tutti per unophrase uno per tuttiphrase |
one hundred and one (figure 101) noun [UK: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd wʌn] [US: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd ænd wʌn] | centunonoun |
one hundred and one (one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one) numeral [UK: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd wʌn] [US: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd ænd wʌn] | centunonumeral |
one thousand and one (the figure 1,001) noun | milleunonoun |
one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) phrase | |
out of the corner of one's eye (look sideways) preposition | con la coda dell'occhiopreposition |
pat on the back (to praise or congratulate) verb [UK: pæt ɒn ðə ˈbæk] [US: ˈpæt ɑːn ðə ˈbæk] | |
pick on (bully, bother, or harass) verb [UK: pɪk ɒn ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈpɪk ɑːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | averselaverb |
pick one's nose (insert a finger into one's nostril) verb [UK: pɪk wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈpɪk wʌnz noʊz] | scaccolareverb scaccolarsiverb |
pin one's hopes on (to place all one's trust in) verb [UK: pɪn wʌnz həʊps ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈpɪn wʌnz hoʊps ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | |
play on words (pun or similar humorous use of language) noun [UK: ˈpleɪ ɒn ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈpleɪ ɑːn ˈwɝːdz] | bisticcio di parolenoun gioco di parolenoun |
pluck up one's courage (to muster the bravery to do something) verb | farsi coraggioverb farsi forzaverb |
pour one's heart out (To express one's innermost thoughts or feelings) verb | |
pull one's socks up (start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts) verb | darsi da fareverb prodigarsiverb |
put behind one (try to forget a negative experience) verb |