Idioms
Not the sharpest tool in the shed 🔧
a person who is not very intelligent 😅
❝ He tried to microwave ice to warm it up—he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed ❞
Of the first water
of the highest quality
Off and on
periodically; occasionally
On one's last leg
end of a successful period, in a bad condition
On shank's mare
on foot
On tenterhooks
anxious; nervous
On the loose
having escaped from confinement
❝ A serial killer is on the loose ❞
On the mend
improving in health or condition; recovering
❝ The economy is on the mend ❞
Once bitten, twice shy
an unpleasant experience induces caution
Out of order
a device not working properly at all
Out of question
something is not possible or is unacceptable
Palmy days
prosperous days
Palsy-walsy
friendly
Pay off old scores
have one's revenge
Pig in a poke
something that is brought without examining properly
❝ I never buy a pig in a poke ❞
Pigeonhole
to form a fixed idea of what someone or something is like
Pipe dream
a dream that is unlikely to happen
Play ducks and drakes
to behave recklessly or misuse one's resources
Pour oil on troubled waters
to do or say something in order to make people stop arguing and become calmer
Pull yourself together
calm down