English | Swedish |
---|---|
odd one out (misfit) noun [UK: ɒd wʌn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈɑːd wʌn ˈaʊt] | udda fågelsubstantiv |
odd one out (puzzle) noun [UK: ɒd wʌn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈɑːd wʌn ˈaʊt] | en ska bortsubstantiv vilken ska bort?substantiv |
of one's own accord (without being commanded or controlled) preposition [UK: əv wʌnz əʊn əˈk.ɔːd] [US: əv wʌnz ˈoʊn əˈk.ɔːrd] | av sig självpreposition på eget bevågpreposition självmantpreposition |
off one's rocker (crazy) preposition [UK: ɒf wʌnz ˈrɒkə(r)] [US: ˈɒf wʌnz ˈrɑːkər] | inte ha alla hästar hemmapreposition rubbad rubbat ~epreposition |
off the top of one's head (in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation) preposition | på rak armpreposition på stående fotpreposition |
on one's last legs (about to die) preposition [UK: ɒn wʌnz lɑːst leɡz] [US: ɑːn wʌnz ˈlæst ˈleɡz] | sjunga på sista versenpreposition |
on the one hand (from one point of view) preposition [UK: ɒn ðə wʌn hænd] [US: ɑːn ðə wʌn ˈhænd] | å ena sidanpreposition |
on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered) preposition | ha något i bakhuvudetpreposition ha något på tunganpreposition |
one by one (individually) adverb [UK: wʌn baɪ wʌn] [US: wʌn baɪ wʌn] | den ena efter den andraadverb en efter enadverb en och enadverb |
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] | alla för enphrase en för allaphrase |
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] | etthundraetträkneord hundraetträkneord |
out of one's depth (in a situation which one is poorly prepared or unprepared to handle) adjective | ute på djupt vattenadjektiv |
pick one's nose (insert a finger into one's nostril) verb [UK: pɪk wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈpɪk wʌnz noʊz] | peta i näsanverb peta näsanverb |
practice what one preaches (act in harmony with one's teachings) verb | leva som man lärverb |
pull oneself together (to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused) verb [UK: pʊl wʌn.ˈself tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl wʌn.ˈself tə.ˈɡe.ðər] | samla sigverb skärpa sigverb |
put all one's eggs in one basket (to rely on a single source) verb [UK: ˈpʊt ɔːl wʌnz eɡz ɪn wʌn ˈbɑː.skɪt] [US: ˈpʊt ɔːl wʌnz ˈeɡz ɪn wʌn ˈbæ.skət] | |
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 finger on (identify) verb [UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(r) ɒn] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡər ɑːn] | sätta fingret påverb |
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] | |
put out of one's misery (informal: to euthanize) verb | |
raise one's voice verb | höja röstenverb |
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 | finna sig iverb resignera [~de ~t]verb |
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] | vila på lagrarnaverb |
roll one's eyes (turn one's eyes upwards) verb [UK: rəʊl wʌnz aɪz] [US: roʊl wʌnz ˈaɪz] | himla med ögonenverb |
roll up one's sleeves (roll one's sleeves up) verb [UK: rəʊl ʌp wʌnz sliːvz] [US: roʊl ʌp wʌnz sˈliːvz] |