EXPRESSIONS WITH ONCE
Here
is a list of expressions with once.
Break
the fourth wall
To
break the fourth wall is to speak directly to your audience during a stage
performance.
Cheap
at twice the price
If
something is cheap at twice the price, it is quite expensive.
·
This
shop only sells items that are cheap at twice the price.
Don’t
think twice
If
you don’t think twice about something, you are not concerned about it.
Eleventh
hour
If
something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens at the last minute.
Even
a stopped clock is right twice a day
This
expression is used to suggest that a person who don’t usually get things right
can be correct on some rare occasions.
Fifth
column
This
expression is used to refer to people or institutions that support potential
invaders while remaining within the country.
Fool
me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
This
proverb suggests that if someone cheats you once, the shame is on them, but if
you allow them to cheat you twice, the shame is on you. That means you should
not trust someone who has cheated you before.
For
once
On
this particular occasion
·
We
will forgive him for once.
Fourth
estate
An
expression used to refer to the press or media. The other three are the clergy,
the nobility and the common people.
Lightning
never strikes the same place twice
This
expression is used to suggest that if something unusual happens in a place, it
is unlikely to happen there again.
