on one's uppers
Very poor.
Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers.
on the money
Exactly right; exactly accurate.
Algernon won the lottery; the numbers he picked were right on the money.
I won the contest because my guess was on the money.
I think her assessment of the situation is right on the money.
on the way
on one's way
Coming; going toward a place or goal; started.
Help was on the way.
The train left and Bill was on his way to New York.
He is well on the way to becoming a fine mechanic.
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 eye on
Watching or minding (a person or thing) while doing something else; part of your attention on. Used after have, keep, or with.
Jane had one eye on the baby as she ironed.
Bill kept one eye on his books and the other on the clock.
Chris tried to study with one eye on the TV set.
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.