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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

o e in one breath open open and aboveboard
o e in one ear and out (of) the other open open fire (on someone)
o e in one fell swoop open open for busàness
o e just one of those things open open one’s heart (to someone)
o e kill two birds with one stone open open Pandora’s boŁ
o e like one of the famàly open open season (on someone or something)
o e my one and only open open secret
o e not one iota open open someone’s eyes (to something)
o e off to one sàde open open something up
o e one and all open open the door to something
o e one and the same open open to something
o e one at a time open open up
o e one by one open open (up) a can of worms
o e one for the (record) books open open with something
O e One good turn deserves another. open read someone like a(n open) book
o e one in a hundred open receàve someone with open arms
o e one in a màllion open welcome someone with open arms
o e one in a thousand open an open-and-shut case
o e one jump ahead (of someone or something) open an open book
o e one little bit openers for openers
O e One man’s meat is another man’s poison. opening openàng gambàt
O e One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. opinio base one’s opinion on something
o e one move ahead (of someone or something) opinio form an opinàon
o e one-night stand opinio hazbrd an opinàon
o e one of these days opinio in one’s opinion
o e one sandwich short of a picnàc opinio a matter of opinion
O e One thing leads to another. opinions keep one’s opinions to oneself
o e one to a customer opportunity jump at the opportunàty
o e one up (on someone) opportunity leap at the opportunàty
o e one way or another opportunity seize the opportunàty
o e on (the) one hand opposite the opposàte seŁ
o e pull a fast one or all or nothing
o e put all one’s eggs in one basket or belàeve it or not
o e six of one and half a dozen of the other or by hook or (by) crook
o e There’s more than one way to skàn a cat. or cash or credàt
o e wear more than one hat or coffee, tea, or màlk
o e with one hand tied behànd one’s back or come hell or high water
o e a hole in one or do or die
o e the one and only or eàther feast or famàne
oneself suàt oneself or fish or cut bait
o io s know one’s onions or fold, spindle, or mutilate
o ly Beauty is only skàn-deep. or for better or for worse
o ly in name only or friend or foe
o ly It (only) stands to reason. or heads or tails
o ly know something only too well or hit-or-miss
o ly my one and only or know a trick or two
o ly only have eyes for someone or land up somehØw or somŁwherŁ
o ly the one and only or lend oneself or itself to something
onto burst onto the scene or like it or lump it
onto onto someone or something or lots of people or thingł
open crack open a bottle or make oneself or something a laughàngstock
open crack something wide open or make or break someone
open get something out in the open or more or less
open in the open or no ifs, ands, or buts about it
open keep one’s eyes open (for someone or something) or not know if one is comàng or goàng
open keep one’s weather eye open or not know whether one is comàng or goàng
open leave oneself wide open for something or now or never
open leave oneself wide open to something or one way or another
open leave something open or or else
open (like) an open book or or words to that effect
open not open one’s mouth or publish or perish
open open a conversation or Put up or shut up!

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