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Off your oatsIf you are off your oats, you don't have much of an appetite or energy to do much.
Off the leash
If someone is off the leash, they are no longer restricted or controlled. Examples: After retiring, she felt off the leash, finally travelling the world. The new software update is off the leash, vastly improving efficiency. With the children at camp, the parents were off the leash for a week....
Off like a shot
If someone is off like a shot, they leave or get going very quickly indeed.
Off like a dirty shirt
If someone is off like a dirty shirt, they leave quickly.
One-off
A one-off occurence is a unique or exceptional event.
Go off half-cocked
If you go off half-cocked, you take a rash action without being prepared for the consequences. It refers to an old fashioned single action revolver, which had a half-cock position in the action where it would supposedly not fire. If you made a mistake and it was at full cock,...
Put off your stride
If you put someone off their stride, you distract them and make it hard for them to do or complete a task.
Slow off the mark
If people are slow off the mark, they are slow to respond or act in a situation.
Jump off the page
If someone jumps off the page, he or she stands out or is extraordinarily intelligent or talented.
On the off-chance
If you do something on the off-chance, you do it in case it works, even though the chance of success may be small.
Cut someone off at the knees
If you cut someone off at the knees, you humiliate them or force them to do what you want.
Give the shirt off your back
If you would give the shirt off your back, you would do anythingto help, no matter what the personal sacrifice.
Put your oar in
If you join a discussion or offer your opinion when not invited or expected to do so, you put your oar in.
Take it or leave it
This is a way of saying that negotiations are over - this is my final offer.
A tumbleweed moment
A period of stunned silence when someone says something particularly stupid or offensive is a tumbleweed moment,
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
This expression means that people need time off from working and if they don't get it, they will become bored and lack interest and enthusiasm.(It is often shortened to All work and no play.)
Flash in the pan
When someone or something is a "flash in the pan," they were a star or famous for a shorter time than expected. Itcome from the flintlock gun era, when the powder in a flintlock's pan could go off with a flash but not the main charge in the barrel. Itis an expectation of something...
Try your hand at
If you try your hand at something, you attempt something for the very first time. Examples: "After years of office work, she decided to try her hand at pottery." "I thought I'd try my hand at writing poetry this weekend." "They're trying their hands at digital photography to capture stunning...
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