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Idioms beginning with "O"
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[off base] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Not agreeing with fact; wrong.
The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base.
* /When Tom said that the teacher's explanation did not agree with the book, the teacher was embarrassed at being caught off […]
[offbeat] {adj.}, {informal}
Nonconventional; different from the usual; odd.
Linguistics used to be an offbeat field, but nowadays every self-respecting university has a linguistics department.
[off center] {adv. phr.}
Not exactly in the middle.
Mary hung the picture off center, because it was more interesting that way.
[off-center] {adj.}, {informal}
Different from the usual pattern; not quite like most others; odd.
Roger's sense of humor was a bit off-center.
Compare: [OFF-KEY].
[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.}
1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample.
The librarian complained that the painter had used an off-color green on the walls.
2. {informal}
Not of the proper kind for polite […]
[off day] {n. phr.}
A period when one is not functioning at his or her best; a period of weakness.
The champion was obviously having an off day; otherwise she would have been able to defeat her opponent.
Contrast: [DAY OFF].
[off duty] {adj.}
Not supposed to be at work; having free time; not working.
Sailors like to go sight-seeing, when they are off duty in a foreign port.
It seems that all the taxis in New York are off duty whenever it rains.
- Often used with […]
[off feed] or [off one's feed] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody.
Mary was worried; her canary was off feed.
Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others.
[off (one/he/she/it) goes!] {v. phr.}
Said of a person, a vehicle, or a memorable thing who/which has started leaving or moving, both as a statement of fact (declarative assertion) or as a command (imperative).
* /When the boat hit the water in the […]
[off guard] {adj.}
In a careless attitude; not alert to coming danger; not watching.
In the second that the boxer was off guard, his opponent landed a knockout punch.
* /Timmy s question caught Jean off guard, and she told him the secret before […]