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no love lost
Two people who dislike each other
“THERE'S NO LOVE LOST between them”
no pain no gain
You must work hard to achieve results
“NO PAIN NO GAIN”
no way
Impossible; absolutely not
“NO WAY am I doing that.”
not a red cent
No money at all
“I don't have A RED CENT to my name”
not a spark of decency
No manners; completely lacking decency
“He doesn't have A SPARK OF DECENCY”
not have a clue
To have no idea; to not know something
“I DON'T HAVE A CLUE where we are”
not my cup of tea
Something I don't like
“That's NOT MY CUP OF TEA”
not my first rodeo
I am experienced in this area; I have done this many times before
“Don't worry, I know what I'm doing - this is NOT MY FIRST RODEO”
not my monkey not my circus
This is not my responsibility or problem to deal with; I'm not in charge of this situation
“You can deal with that complaint - it's NOT MY MONKEY NOT MY CIRCUS”
not playing with a full deck
Someone who lacks intelligence; not very smart
“I think he's NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK”
off one's rocker
Crazy, demented, out of one's mind
“She's completely OFF HER ROCKER”
off the hook
No longer responsible for something; freed from a difficult situation or obligation
“He's OFF THE HOOK - someone else confessed”
off the top of my head
Without careful thought or research; from memory
“I can't tell you the exact number OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD”
off your oats
To lose your appetite
“The illness made him GO OFF HIS OATS”
off-colour
Slightly ill
“I'm feeling a bit OFF-COLOUR today”
on cloud nine
Extremely happy and excited
“She's been ON CLOUD NINE since getting engaged”
on the ball
Alert, competent, and understanding the situation quickly
“She's really ON THE BALL - she noticed the error immediately”
on the blink
Not working properly
“The printer is ON THE BLINK again”
on the dot
Exactly at the specified time; punctually
“Be there at 6 ON THE DOT”
on the fence
Undecided
“I'm still ON THE FENCE”
on the house
Free; paid for by the establishment
“This round is ON THE HOUSE”
on the same page
Thinking in the same way
“We need to be ON THE SAME PAGE about this.”
on the same wavelength
Thinking in the same way; having the same ideas and opinions
“We're really ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH”
on the spur of the moment
Done without advance planning
“We decided ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT to go.”
on the tip of my tongue
Almost able to remember or say something but not quite
“His name is ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE”
on thin ice
In a risky or unstable situation
“You're ON THIN ICE”
once in a blue moon
Very rarely; almost never
“I only see my cousin ONCE IN A BLUE MOON”
once in a lifetime
Very rare
“It's A ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity, apparently.”
one in a million
Very special
“She's ONE IN A MILLION”
open a can of worms
To create a lot of problems
“Don't OPEN A CAN OF WORMS”
out of left field
Unexpected or unusual
“That came OUT OF LEFT FIELD”
out of sight, out of mind
You forget someone you don't see anymore
“It's OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND with him”
out of the blue
Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning
“She called me OUT OF THE BLUE”
out of the question
Impossible; not allowed or not possible
“That's completely OUT OF THE QUESTION”
out of the woods
Out of danger or difficulty
“She's not OUT OF THE WOODS yet”
out of this world
Extremely good; wonderful; fantastic
“The food was OUT OF THIS WORLD”
over the moon
Extremely happy or delighted about something
“She was OVER THE MOON about her promotion”
pain in the neck
An annoying person or thing
“He's A PAIN IN THE NECK”
paint a black picture
To describe a situation or person as extremely bad
“You always PAINT A BLACK PICTURE of everything”
paint the town red
To go out and enjoy yourself in the evening, often drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing
“Let's go out and PAINT THE TOWN RED”
pardon my french
Used to apologize for using bad language or swearing
“PARDON MY FRENCH, but that's a terrible idea”
pass the buck
To blame someone else
“Don't PASS THE BUCK”
pass with flying colors
To succeed easily or with great success
“She PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS”
pay someone back
To take revenge on someone; to return a favor
“I'll PAY him BACK for what he did”
pay through the nose
To pay a lot of money for something; to pay too much
“We HAD TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE for those tickets”
pays peanuts
Pays very little money; low wages
“They PAY PEANUTS at this job”
penny for your thoughts
Asking someone what they're thinking
“A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?”
pigs might fly
Something that will never happen
“Yeah, WHEN PIGS MIGHT FLY”
pink-collar
A job that is traditionally done by women
“Nursing and secretarial work are PINK-COLLAR jobs”
play it by ear
To decide what to do as the situation develops, rather than making detailed plans
“I don't know if we'll go out - let's just PLAY IT BY EAR”