Idioms beginning with O
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Meaning: in addition to
Example: Firefighters always go over and above to ensure that people are safe. Read more ➺
Meaning: again and again
Example: I have cleaned up this mess over and over again but ever time I come back it is dirty again. Read more ➺
Meaning: said when someone is finished talking
Example: I have told you that you will not be going to the party. There will be no further discussion. Over and out. Read more ➺
Meaning: to improve in health after an illness
Example: After a long illness he is finally on the mend. Read more ➺
Meaning: with absolute certainty
Example: Of course, I will help you to move. That's what friends are for. Read more ➺
Meaning: to get something without having to work for it
Example: She has never had to work a day in her life. Her parents hand her everything on a silver platter. Read more ➺
Meaning: from a different point of view
Example: It seems like a great building, on the other hand, you are displacing a lot of animals by building it. Read more ➺
Meaning: to not stay an active issue when something is not immediately visible
Example: The company's top managers do not consider these government policy changes and important for their strategic planning. It is out of sight, out of mind for them but that is not a good thing in any way. Read more ➺
Meaning: the beginning of something suddenly
Example: The influenza outbreak had begun that year. Read more ➺
Meaning: difficult to discontinue of an aged habit
Example: The colonel still sleeps with a loaded pistol by his side, even though he has retired from the army ten years backs. As they say, old habits die hard. Read more ➺
