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once upon a time
Sometime before now, long ago. Often used at the beginning of fairy stories.
Once upon a time she was thought to be the most talented actress in the country.
Once upon a time there lived a king who had an ugly daughter.
one and the same
The same; identical.
Erle Stanley Gardner and A.A. Fair are one and the same person.
The spider lily and the Peruvian Daffodil are one and the same.
one damn thing after another
ODTAA
If there is one problem, there will be more (pronounced owed-tay).
First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!
one foot in the grave
Near to death.
Одной ного в могиле; быть при смерти.
Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave.
I was so sick, I felt as if I had one foot in the grave.
Я был так болен, что мне казалось, будто я одной ногой в могиле.
The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave.
When you are one foot in the grave, you start analyzing your life.
Когда ты одной ногой в могиле, ты начинаешь анализировать свою жизнь.
one jump ahead
На один шаг впереди.
Try to stay one jump ahead of the competition.
Постарайся быть на шаг впереди всех на соревновании.
one man's meat is another man's poison
What is good for one person is not necessarily good for another. A proverb.
Even though Jeff likes to swim in ice cold water, his brother Tun hates it. This is understandable, however, because one's man's meat is another man's poison.
one of these days
some of these days
Someday; sometime soon.
One of these days Herbert will be famous.
I'm going to do that sewing some of these days.
one's heart sank one's boots
Душа ушла в пятки.
Johnny’s heart sank his boots when he saw his dog run into the street in front of a car.
У Джона душа ушла в пятки, когда он увидел, как его собака выбежала на дорогу перед машиной.