O
Idioms beginning with "O"
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Contents of O:
[order]
See:
[APPLE-PIE-ORDER],
[CALL TO ORDER],
[IN ORDER],
[IN ORDER TO],
[IN SHORT ORDER],
[JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED],
[MADE TO ORDER],
[OUT OF ORDER],
[PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER] or [SET ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER],
[SHORT ORDER COOK],
[TO […]
[order about] or [around] {v. phr.}
To dictate arrogantly to someone; domineer.
Dan orders his younger colleagues around in a most unpleasant way.
[or other] {adv.}
- Used to emphasize indefinite words or phrases beginning with "some" (as "someone", "something", "somewhere", "somehow", "sometime").
Somehow or other, Linda managed to get to the show on time.
* /I'll think of something or […]
[or so] {adv.}
About; or a little more.
Mr. Brown will be back in a day or so.
The book cost $5 or so.
There will be twenty or so people at the party.
Compare: [MORE OR LESS].
[other]
See:
[EACH OTHER],
[EVERY OTHER],
[GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE] or
[GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL],
[GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER],
[LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH] or
[LAUGH ON […]
[other fish to fry] {n. phr.}, {informal}
Other things to do; other plans.
They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry.
Mary was invited to the party but she refused because she had other fish to fry.
[out-and-out] {adj.}
Extreme; complete; thorough.
The candidate was an out-and-out conservative.
It was out-and-out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce.
Compare: [THROUGH AND THROUGH].