“the only”

The following 4 entries include the term the only.

one of the only

idiom

: one of very few : one in a small class or category

the only game in town

noun phrase

: the only available, desirable, or valuable thing

the only (person or thing) for

idiom

used to emphasize that a particular person or thing should be the one chosen

the only thing

noun

: the one problem


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