If you say that someone has a particular thing of their own , you mean that that thing belongs or relates to them, rather than to other people.
of o's birth
The country, town , or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
of one's birth
The country, town , or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
of one's choice
The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose .
of one's word
given to or noted for keeping one's promises
cut of one's jib
one's appearance or way of dressing
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London is an association of London underwriters which originally specialized in marine insurance but now provides a variety of insurance policies.
one's cup of tea
one's chosen or preferred thing, task , company, etc
apple of one's eye
a person or thing that is very precious or much loved
Court of St James's
the official name of the royal court of Britain
not one's idea of
not what one regards as ( hard work, a holiday , etc)
of one's own accord
If you do something of your own accord , you do it because you want to, without being asked or forced .
one of sb's number
One of your number is a member of your group.
out of harm's way
If someone or something is out of harm's way , they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged .
out of one's depth
If you say that someone is out of their depth , you mean that they are in a situation that is much too difficult for them to be able to cope with it.
out of one's hands
no longer one's responsibility
out of one's head
crazy
out of one's mind
mentally ill; insane
out of one's skull
foolish ; silly
time of one's life
a memorably enjoyable time
wash one's hands of
to have nothing more to do with
world of one's own
a state of mental detachment from other people
apple of someone's eye
a person or thing that someone cherishes
cockles of one's heart
one's deepest feelings (esp in the phrase warm the cockles of one's heart )
cut of someone's jib
someone's manner, behaviour , style, etc
eat out of someone's hand
If you have someone eating out of your hand , they are completely under your control.
go out of one's way
If you go out of your way to do something, for example to help someone, you make a special effort to do it.
make a pig's ear of
to ruin disastrously
Newton's laws of motion
three laws of mechanics describing the motion of a body. The first law states that a body remains at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by a force. The second law states that a body's rate of change of momentum is proportional to the force causing it. The third law states that when a force acts on a body due to another body, then an equal and opposite force acts simultaneously on that body
of one's own volition
If you do something of your own volition , you do it because you have decided for yourself that you will do it and not because someone else has told you to do it.
of someone's acquaintance
A person of your acquaintance is someone who you have met and know .
someone's bag of tricks
a set of special techniques or methods that someone uses in their work
the end of one's rope
the end of one's endurance , resources , etc.
the like(s) of which
If you refer to something the like of which or the likes of which has never been seen before, you are emphasizing how important, great, or noticeable the thing is.
bring out of one's shell
to help to become less shy and reserved
come out of one's shell
to become less shy and reserved
figment of sb's imagination
If you say that something is a figment of someone's imagination , you mean that it does not really exist and that they are just imagining it.
get out of someone's face
to leave someone alone and to stop annoying them or interfering with them
get out of someone's hair
to stop being a nuisance to someone
in a class of one's own
If someone is in a class of their own , they have more of a particular skill or quality than anyone else. If something is in a class of its own , it is better than any other similar thing.
in a world of one's own
If you say that someone is in a world of their own , you mean that they seem not to notice other people or the things going on around them.
in one's heart of hearts
in one's innermost nature or deepest feelings; fundamentally
jump out of one's skin
to be very startled
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
an annual publication giving details of all ships that have been built according to the various classifications established by this society
Master of the King's Music
(in Britain when the sovereign is male) a court post dating from the reign of Charles I. It is an honorary title and normally held by an established English composer
Newton's law of gravitation
the principle that two particles attract each other with forces directly proportional to the product of their masses divided by the square of the distance between them
People's Republic of China
a republic in E Asia: the third largest and the most populous country in the world; the oldest continuing civilization ( beginning over 2000 years bc ); republic established in 1911 after the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty by Sun Yat-sen; People's Republic formed in 1949; the 1980s and 1990s saw economic liberalization but a rejection of political reform ; contains vast deserts , steppes , great mountain ranges (Himalayas, Kunlun , Tian Shan , and Nan Shan), a central rugged plateau , and intensively cultivated E plains . Language: Chinese in various dialects , the chief of which is Mandarin . Religion: officially nonreligious , but with Buddhist and Taoist minorities . Currency: yuan . Capital: Beijing . Pop: 1 417 504 847 (2017 est). Area: 9 560 990 sq km (3 691 502 sq miles)