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Lake Ontario (the lake, see also: Ontario)
proper noun
[UK: leɪk ɒn.ˈteə.rɪəʊ]
[US: ˈleɪk anˈte.rio.ʊ]

(Bokmål) Ontariosjøenproper noun
{m}

(Nynorsk) Ontariosjøenproper noun
{m}

leave someone on read (read someone's message and not give any response)
verb

(Bokmål) readeverb

look down on (to regard or treat as inferior)
verb
[UK: lʊk daʊn ɒn ˈsʌm.bə.di]
[US: ˈlʊk ˈdaʊn ɑːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

se ned på, rakke ned påverb

lose one's head (behave irrationally or lose self-control)
verb
[UK: luːz wʌnz hed]
[US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈhed]

(Bokmål) miste hodetverb

love of one's life noun

(Bokmål) livs kjærlighetnoun
{n}

loved one (very close friend or family member)
noun

kjærenoun

make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences)
verb

(Bokmål) som man reder, så ligger manverb

make oneself at home (make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ət həʊm]
[US: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ət hoʊm]

(Bokmål) føle seg som hjemmeverb

make up one's mind (to decide, to reach a conclusion)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd]
[US: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz ˈmaɪnd]

(Bokmål) bestemme segverb

meet one's maker (die, pass into the afterlife)
verb

(Bokmål) møte sin skaperverb

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

(Bokmål) passe sine egne sakerverb

money doesn't grow on trees (you must work in order to have money)
phrase
[UK: ˈmʌ.ni ˈdʌznt ɡrəʊ ɒn triːz]
[US: ˈmʌ.ni ˈdʌ.zənt ˈɡroʊ ɑːn ˈtriːz]

(Bokmål) penger vokser ikke på trærphrase

(Nynorsk) pengar voksar ikkje på trephrase

no one (not even a single person)
pronoun
[UK: nəʊ wʌn]
[US: ˈnoʊ wʌn]

(Bokmål) ingenpronoun

(Nynorsk) ingenpronoun

off and on (intermittently)
adverb
[UK: ɒf ənd ɒn]
[US: ˈɒf ænd ɑːn]

av og tiladverb

off the top of one's head (in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation)
preposition

(Nynorsk) på ståande fot, på strak armpreposition

offer one's condolences (offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one)
verb

(Bokmål) kondolererverb

(Nynorsk) kondolerarverb

on one's last legs (about to die)
preposition
[UK: ɒn wʌnz lɑːst leɡz]
[US: ɑːn wʌnz ˈlæst ˈleɡz]

(Bokmål) synge på siste vers (to be singing the final verse), synge sin svanesangpreposition

(Nynorsk) synge på siste vers (to be singing the final verse), synge sin svanesangpreposition

on one's toes (attentive, active, busy)
preposition

(Nynorsk) på tå hevpreposition

on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered)
preposition

(Bokmål) ha det på tungen, ha noe på tungenpreposition

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]

(Bokmål) hundreogennumeral

one hundred one (101, see also: one hundred and one)
numeral
[UK: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd wʌn]
[US: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd wʌn]

(Bokmål) hundreogennumeral

one-to-one (matching each member of one set with one member of another set)
adjective

(Bokmål) en-til-enadjective

paint oneself into a corner (to create a predicament or problem for oneself)
verb

(Bokmål) male seg inn i et hjørneverb

(Nynorsk) måle seg inn i eit hjørneverb

pick one's nose (insert a finger into one's nostril)
verb
[UK: pɪk wʌnz nəʊz]
[US: ˈpɪk wʌnz noʊz]

plukke nesenverb

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]

tråkke i salatenverb

red onion (a type of onion with reddish purplish skin)
noun
[UK: red ˈʌn.jən]
[US: ˈred ˈʌn.jən]

(Bokmål) rødløknoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) raudlauknoun
{m}, raudløk {m}

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]

(Bokmål) hvile på sine laurbærverb

shame on you (expression of disapproval)
interjection

skam deginterjection

shoot one's mouth off (make reckless or exaggerated statements)
verb

(Bokmål) prate dritt, preike skitverb

shoot oneself in the foot (to act against one's own interest)
verb

skyte seg selv i fotenverb

show one's true colors (to reveal how one really is)
verb
[UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz truː ˈkʌ.lərz]
[US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈtruː ˈkʌ.lərz]

vise sin sanne natur, stikke hestehoven framverb

spring onion [spring onions] (Allium fistulosum)
noun
[UK: sprɪŋ ˈʌn.jən]
[US: ˈsprɪŋ ˈʌn.jən]

(Bokmål) vårløknoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) vårlauknoun
{m}, vårløk {m}

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