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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 |
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] | |
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 | |
put one's best foot forward (make favorable impression) verb [UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz best fʊt ˈfɔː.wəd] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈbest ˈfʊt ˈfɔːr.wərd] | |
put one's cards on the table (to reveal one's true intentions) verb [UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz kɑːdz ɒn ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈkɑːrdz ɑːn ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] | |
put one's foot in one's mouth (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) verb [UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz fʊt ɪn wʌnz maʊθ] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈfʊt ɪn wʌnz ˈmaʊθ] | fare una gaffeverb |
put oneself in someone's shoes (look at a situation as if one were the other person) verb | |
rack one's brain (struggle to think of something) verb [UK: ræk wʌnz breɪn] [US: ˈræk wʌnz ˈbreɪn] | arrovellarsiverb scervellarsiverb |
reap what one sows (to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions) verb | |
resign oneself (give up) verb | acquiescereverb rassegnarsiverb |
rest on one's laurels (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) verb [UK: rest ɒn wʌnz ˈlɒ.rəlz] [US: ˈrest ɑːn wʌnz ˈlɔː.rəlz] | |
roll one's eyes (turn one's eyes upwards) verb [UK: rəʊl wʌnz aɪz] [US: roʊl wʌnz ˈaɪz] | |
roll up one's sleeves (prepare to work) verb [UK: rəʊl ʌp wʌnz sliːvz] [US: roʊl ʌp wʌnz sˈliːvz] | darsi da fareverb |
roll up one's sleeves (roll one's sleeves up) verb [UK: rəʊl ʌp wʌnz sliːvz] [US: roʊl ʌp wʌnz sˈliːvz] | smanicarsiverb |
see for oneself (to confirm a claim) verb | sincerarsiverb |