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1 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) den som ska bort2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) den som blir över -
2 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) ur askan i eldenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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3 out on a limb
(on one's own and in a dangerous or disadvantageous position.) vara ute på farliga vägar -
4 out of one's wits
galen, tokig -
5 sit out
sitta kvar till slutet av; sitta över* * *1) (to remain seated during a dance: Let's sit (this one) out.) sitta över2) (to remain inactive and wait until the end of: They'll try to sit out the crisis.) vänta ut, genomlida -
6 pick out
välja* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) se ut, välja ut2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) peka ut, urskilja3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) plocka (ta) ut -
7 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) gå in genom ena örat och ut genom det andraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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8 sort out
reda ut, fixa, klassificera, kategorisera* * *1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) sortera (plocka) ut2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) ordna upp, reda ut3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) sätta pli på -
9 check out
betala sin hotellräkning, lämna hotellet, checka ut; lämna in, kola av (dö), lämna (ett hotell, etc.); att utföra en noggran granskning; att dö, att gå bort* * *1) (to leave (a hotel), paying one's bill etc: You must check out before 12 o'clock.) checka ut, betala hotellräkning2) ((especially American) to test: I'll check out your story.) kontrollera, kolla -
10 get out
gå ut, gå ut ur, lämna, gå utanför* * *1) (to leave or escape: No-one knows how the lion got out.) slippa ut2) ((of information) to become known: I've no idea how word got out that you were leaving.) komma ut -
11 stand out
1) (to be noticeable: She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.) utmärka sig2) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) hålla stånd -
12 stay out
(to remain out of doors and not return to one's house etc: The children mustn't stay out after 9 p.m.) stanna (vara) ute -
13 wipe out
1) (to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc.) torka ur2) (to remove; to get rid of: You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events.) bli kvitt3) (to destroy completely: They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle.) förinta, utplåna -
14 be out of one's mind
(to be mad: He must be out of his mind!) -
15 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) skrämma vettet urEnglish-Swedish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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16 go out of one's way
lägga an på, göra sig besvär* * *(to do more than is really necessary: He went out of his way to help us.) -
17 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) -
18 hide-out
noun (a place where one can hide or is hiding: The police searched for the bandits' hide-out.) gömställe -
19 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) skrämma vettet urEnglish-Swedish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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20 speak out
(to say boldly what one thinks: I feel the time has come to speak out.) säga sin mening rent ut
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