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make a name for oneself (to gain fame) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈneɪm fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈneɪm ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself] | sfondareverb |
make a show of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ʃəʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈʃoʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] | dare spettacoloverb |
make a spectacle of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] | dare spettacoloverb |
make an exhibition of oneself (to embarrass oneself in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˌek.sɪ.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˌek.sə.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] | dare spettacoloverb |
make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) verb | |
make up one's mind (to decide, to reach a conclusion) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | decidersiverb |
meet one's match (be opposed by someone of comparable strength) verb [UK: miːt wʌnz mætʃ] [US: ˈmiːt wʌnz ˈmætʃ] | |
mend one's ways (attempting to remedy one's failings) verb [UK: mend wʌnz ˈweɪz] [US: ˈmend wʌnz ˈweɪz] | ravvedersiverb |
mind one's own business (to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others) verb | |
more than one can shake a stick at (occurring in abundance) adjective [UK: mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn ʃeɪk ə stɪk ət] [US: ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈʃeɪk ə ˈstɪk ət] | più di quanto tu possa immaginareadjective |
ninety-one (cardinal number ninety-one) numeral [UK: ˈnaɪn.ti wʌn] [US: ˈnaɪn.ti wʌn] | novantunonumeral |
no one (not even a single person) pronoun [UK: nəʊ wʌn] [US: ˈnoʊ wʌn] | nessunopronoun |
no one is born a master phrase | nessuno nasce maestrophrase |
odd one out (misfit) noun [UK: ɒd wʌn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈɑːd wʌn ˈaʊt] | eccentriconoun intrusonoun |
odd one out (puzzle) noun [UK: ɒd wʌn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈɑːd wʌn ˈaʊt] | trova l'intrusonoun |
of one's own accord (without being commanded or controlled) preposition [UK: əv wʌnz əʊn əˈk.ɔːd] [US: əv wʌnz ˈoʊn əˈk.ɔːrd] | di propria iniziativapreposition |
of one's word (that keeps promises and tells the truth) preposition | di parolapreposition |
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 |