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.
The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave.
Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had 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.
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.
one for the books
Very unusual; a remarkable something.
Что-то очень необычное, заслуживающее внимания.
The newspaper reporter fumed in a story that was one for the books.
Their trip through the Rocky Mountains was one for the books.
What happened with you is one for a books.
То, что случилось с тобой, заслуживает внимания.
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 on the city
A glass of water (which is provided free of charge, as a free gift from the city).
What will you have? - Oh, just give me one on the city.
open the door
To allow more action or discussion; give a chance.
Learning to read and write opens the door to a better job and better living conditions.
Raising the tax rates will open the door to more help for older people.
open the floodgates
To let loose an outburst of human activity or emotion.
It would open the floodgates of anger and discontent if the university raised tuition too soon.