| 单词 | odd man out |
| 释义 | odd man outor odd-man-outSEE SYNONYMS FOR odd man out ON THESAURUS.COM nouna method of selecting or eliminating a person from a group, as by matching coins, especially in preparation for playing a game. the person so selected or eliminated. a game consisting of this method. outsider (def. 2). Origin of odd man outFirst recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby odd man outodd-job, odd-jobman, odd lot, odd-lotter, odd-man, odd man out, odd-man rush, oddment, odd or even, odd permutation, odd-pinnate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with odd man outodd man out A person who is left out of a group for some reason, as in The invitation was for couples only, so Jane was odd man out. [Mid-1800s] Something or someone who differs markedly from the others in a group, as in Among all those ranch-style houses, their Victorian was odd man out. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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