(the) odd man out

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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 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

• 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

• 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