All related terms of 'A one'

a deceptive act

an unbelievable assertion

many people

none

If you get a hole in one in golf , you get the golf ball into the hole with a single stroke .

Expressions such as a jot , one jot , not a jot are used to emphasize negative statements .

something or someone that is interesting , exciting , or successful for only a very short time, and does not have any lasting value

Some people use a hell of or one hell of to emphasize that something is very good , very bad , or very big .

a contest in which it is obvious even before it starts that one person or team is much better than the others and will win

a town that is very small and uninteresting

someone who does every part of an activity themselves, without help from anyone else

If you say that you do not believe for a minute or for one minute that something is true , you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it is true.

If you say that you do not believe for a moment or for one moment that something is true , you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it could possibly be true.

If you say that one false move will cause a disaster , you mean that you or someone else must not make any mistakes because the situation is so difficult or dangerous .

very special

If you refer to someone or something as one of a kind , you mean that there is nobody or nothing else like them.

to succeed in tricking someone in order to get an advantage

a form of baseball in which there is a home plate and one other base, and in which a player remains at bat and scores runs by hitting the ball and running to the base and back without being put out

If you talk about a hell of a lot of something, or one hell of a lot of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.

by one action

If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.

a fault or grave error greater in oneself than in another person

a sharp rebuke

a strong challenge or close competition

to only ever think or talk about one subject

to be reliant on one person alone

Blighty is a way of referring to England.

If you say that someone is one for or is a one for something, you mean that they like or approve of it or enjoy doing it.

a stain on one's honor ; disgrace to one's reputation

If you say that someone has a chip on their shoulder , you think that they feel inferior or that they believe they have been treated unfairly.

phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech

a tight dry feeling in one's throat , usually caused by great emotion

addiction to a drug

an experience or event that tends to shorten life or hasten the end of something

to outdo or surpass (a person)

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.

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.

if you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street , you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it

something that is certain to lead to a particular situation or state, usually an undesirable or unpleasant one

to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea

to experience temporary hoarseness due to throat irritation

to be troubled by a persistent problem

to aspire to lofty goals ; aim high

to bring about one's own downfall

an unpleasant experience in retaliation for and by similar methods to an unkind or aggressive act

to become agitated , flustered , or upset

to be aggressively sensitive about a particular thing or bear a grudge

to conceal one's abilities or good qualities

If someone makes a pitch for something, they try to persuade people to do or buy it.

said to mean that, although something good has happened , the situation may not continue to be good, and you cannot rely on it