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2000 bilingual phrases – 35
1. He handed in his notice.
2. The firm gave him his notice.
3. They gave me two weeks' notice.
4. A guy came out of nowhere and shot me.
5. He came nowhere in the race.
6. There is strength in numbers.
7. Your number is up.
8. He has broken his oath.
9. The soldiers have taken an oath of allegiance.
10. He objected to my going out.
11. You have to rise to the occasion.
12. Should the occasion arise, I'll do the same for you.
13. There were a hundred-odd pounds.
14. He is a very odd person.
15. He likes to do odd jobs around the house.
16. There were overwhelming odds in his favour.
17. The odds are in his favour.
18. She set her sons at odds.
19. The odd thing is that nobody saw him.
20. The odds are four to one.
21. Don't pour oil on the flames.
22. He's burning the midnight oil to get the work done.
23. Your auntie is an old maid.
24. He is as old as the hills.
25. We met in the good old days.
26. My grandfather lived to be ninety years old.
27. I'd like to live to a ripe old age.
28. We meet once in a while.
29. Once upon a time there was a witch that lived in a wood.
30. The meeting is open.
31. The season is open.
32. I don't want to lay myself open to criticism.
33. Two courses are open to you.
34. All your papers are in order.
35. The lift is out of order.
36. These pages are out of order.
37. He took holy orders at the age of 40.
38. The film was nothing out of the ordinary.
39. That's nothing out of the ordinary.
40. She's no ordinary singer.
