“of one”

The following 7 entries include the term of one.

committee of one

: a person delegated to perform the duties of a committee

for the life of one

idiom

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

in words of one syllable

idiom

: in clear and simple terms

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

idiom

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

idiom

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

of one kind/sort/type or another

idiom

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

of one mind

idiom

: in agreement


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