an (or the) odd man out

an (or the) odd man out
   1) чeлoвeк, ocтaвшийcя внe игpы; чeлoвeк, ocтaвшийcя бeз пapы (в игpe и т. п.); тpeтий лишний
    Victor comes into the drawing-room and joins them. He stands beside his wife. They are a pair. Clive is the odd man out (Gr. Greens). Nine was an awkward number for a week end of bridge games because it meant that one of us had always to take a turn or being the odd man out
   2) чeлoвeк, нe пpиcпocoбившийcя к oкpужaющeй oбcтaнoвкe, "лишний" чeлoвeк
    Therefore the typical image of the artist in the era of capitalism has been an odd man out, nonconformist, often bohemian, nearly always rebellious, and very often contemptuous of the life and people around him (Daily Worker). No European government wants to be the odd man out in the diplomatic process (International Herald Tribune)

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  • (the) odd man out — the odd man/one out someone or something that is different from the other people or things in a group. She was always the odd one out at school she didn t really mix with the other children. I felt like the odd man out yesterday. Everyone was… …   New idioms dictionary

  • the odd man out — see ↑odd • • • Main Entry: ↑man …   Useful english dictionary

  • the odd man/one out — the person or thing that is different from the other members of a group It looks like he s the odd one out on this particular issue. [=he has a different opinion than everyone else] All my college friends have gotten married. I m the odd man out …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) odd one out — the odd man/one out someone or something that is different from the other people or things in a group. She was always the odd one out at school she didn t really mix with the other children. I felt like the odd man out yesterday. Everyone was… …   New idioms dictionary

  • odd man out —  All alone.  ► “That would leave Sprint the odd man out among AT&T and MCI Communications Corp. in the race to establish global partnerships.” (Network World, Feb. 13, 1995, p. 1) …   American business jargon

  • Odd Man Out (disambiguation) — Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason. Odd Man Out may also refer to: Odd Man Out (Frasier episode) Odd Man Out (Prison Break episode) Odd Man Out (TV series), a 1999 American sitcom Odd Man Out (UK TV …   Wikipedia

  • Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit —   …   Wikipedia

  • Odd Man Out (UK TV series) — Odd Man Out Genre Comedy Starring John Inman Josephine Tewson Peter Butterworth Avril Angers Country of origin United Kingdom Language(s) Engli …   Wikipedia

  • odd-man-out — «OD MAN OWT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person or thing left out of a group; a person who does not fit or belong in a group: »He is an odd man out of his native world (Harper s). 2. a) the person singled out, as by tossing a coin or in some… …   Useful english dictionary

  • odd man out — n. 1. a) a method, as in a game, for singling out one person from a group, as by matching coins b) the person thus singled out 2. any atypical or unconventional person or thing …   English World dictionary

  • odd man out — odd′ man out′ n. 1) gam a way of selecting or eliminating a person from a group, esp. in a game, as by tossing coins 2) gam the person so selected or eliminated 3) outsider • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang


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