“one can”

The following 9 entries include the term one can.

bite off more than one can chew

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: to undertake more than one can handle

all one can do

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used to say there is no other action a person can take

all (that) one can do

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used to indicate the difficulty of doing or not doing something

as best one can

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: as well, skillfully, or accurately as one can

as/so far as one can see/tell/judge

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used to say that one thinks a statement is true but that there may be something he or she does not know which makes it untrue

before one can blink

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: very quickly

for as long as one can remember

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: for most or all of one's life : for a very long time

one (can) bet one's ass

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: one can be very certain

walk before one can run

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: to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced


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