New one on me

- something surprising that one did not know before

My friend's desire to go to London is a new one on me.

Nine-day wonder

- someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention

The man was a nine-day wonder but soon was forgotten by most of the people at his former company.

Nine times out of ten

- almost always

Nine times out often if you have a problem on the computer it is something small that can be easily fixed.

Nine-to-five job/attitude

- a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine

He has a nine-to-five attitude and is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.

number one (look after/take care of number one)

- oneself

His attitude is to always look after number one without thinking about anybody else.

On all fours

- on one's hands and knees

The man was down on all fours in the store looking for the keys to his car.

On cloud nine

- very happy

My sister has been on cloud nine since she won the new car in the contest.

One and only

- the only person or thing

The company has been selling the one and only compatible printer in the world.

One and the same

- exactly the same

Doing the job at home or at the company is one and the same to me so feel free to do what you want.

One by one

- individually, one at a time

The children entered the school building one by one and very quietly.

one for the road (1 for the mother)

- one last drink (of alcohol) before one leaves for home

We decided to stay at the party and have one for the road before taking a taxi home.

One good turn deserves another

- if someone helps you it is fair to help them in return

One good turn deserves another so we made a great effort to help those people who had helped us in the past.

One hell/heck of a something

- the emphasis that something is very good or bad

The residents of the town gave the Prime Minister one heck of a welcome when he visited them last winter.

One in a million

- a great or unique person

He is one of the finest coaches in the world and is definitely one in a million.

One of the boys

- an accepted member of a group

He always tries to act like one of the boys but in reality nobody really likes him.

One of these days

- soon, before long

One of these days they say that they will open a new movie theater but still we have been waiting many years.

One of those days

- a bad day where nothing goes right

It was one of those days and right from early morning things went wrong.

One of those things

- something is unfortunate but must be accepted

Her sudden illness is one of those things and there is nothing we can do about it.

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