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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 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.”