O Idioms

(English Idioms & Sayings) Idioms start with O

occur to (someone)

- to come into someone's mind (an idea or thought)
It occurred to me that I will not be able to meet my friend on Saturday because I have to go to the airport to meet someone else.

ocean(s) of (something)

- a very large amount of something
There was oceans of food at the party.

odd man out

- an unusual person or thing
I always feel that I am the odd man out when I go with my coworkers to a restaurant.

(the) odd (something)

- an extra or spare something, one or two of something
We saw the odd interesting bird on our hike through the mountains.

an oddball

- a person who does not act like other people
The man is an oddball and nobody at his company likes to work with him.

odds and ends

- a variety of small items (sometimes remnants of something)
We made games for the children from odds and ends that we found around the house.

an odor of sanctity

- an atmosphere of excessive holiness or piety
There was an odor of sanctity surrounding the chambers of the judge at the courthouse.

of age

- to be old enough to be allowed to do something (vote,drink etc.)
When my cousin came of age we had a big party for him to celebrate.

of age

- to be fully developed, to be mature
Rapid transportation came of age when the first jets were built.

of all the nerve

- How shocking!
Of all the nerve for my friend to ask me for more money when she never repaid me what she had already borrowed.

of all things

- Imagine that!
"Of all things," the woman said when the post office worker told her that her package was too large for delivery.

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