“of one”

The following 6 entries include the term of one.

committee of one

: a person delegated to perform the duties of a committee

for the life of one

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: in any way at all used to say that one is unable to remember or understand something

in words of one syllable

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: in clear and simple terms

it's six of one and half a dozen of the other

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used to say that one does not see any real difference between two possible choices

it's six of one, half (a) dozen of the other

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used to say that one does not see any real difference between two possible choices

of one kind/sort/type or another

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used to indicate that the speaker is referring to a range of items that could fit a description


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