| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| the moment of truth |
the time when you receive a very important message
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The moment of truth has arrived. My grades are in this envelope.
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| the more the merrier |
if more people come, we will have a better party
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Tell everybody the party's at my place - the more the merrier!
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| the most |
the greatest, the best etc., way cool
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You are the most, man. You paint great stuff - like it's real!
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| the naked eye |
without binoculars or field glasses
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We can see Mars with the naked eye. We don't need a telescope.
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| the nitty-gritty |
very important matters, the crunch
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The nitty-gritty of an election is the vote itself - the numbers!
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| the odd one |
one of a few remaining, few and far between
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"Do you ever see any buffalo?" "Oh, the odd one."
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| the odds-on favorite |
the one who is favored to win, the one to bet on
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Orlando was the odds-on favorite but they lost the series.
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| the old college try |
a good effort, trying hard like a college student
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Let's give it the old college try, boys. We can win this boat race!
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| the old man |
father or husband, my old man
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Jenny said, "I'll ask the old man if I can use the car."
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| the once-over |
(See give it the once-over)
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