odd man out
someone who stands out from a group
TRANSLATION
odd man out = der Außenseiter --- GOOGLE INDEX odd man out: approximately 400,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The ODD MAN OUT, perhaps, was Charles Taylor, the Liberian-warlord-turned president. How Mr Taylor came to be a guest at the dinner was not explained.
(BBC News)
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Former U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who died on Monday, often found himself the ODD MAN OUT on Afghanistan and Pakistan policies.
(National Journal)
(BBC News)
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Former U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who died on Monday, often found himself the ODD MAN OUT on Afghanistan and Pakistan policies.
(National Journal)
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odd man out
idiom
- One who, because of strangeness of behavior or belief, stands alone in or out from a group
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has a well-known reputation as an eccentric. He once directed an episode of the television series "ER" and made quite an impression on the cast. "I wanted to fit in," he later recalled. "I didn't want to be the odd man out. I wanted to be inside, not on the outside.
When I was directing the "ER" episode, the emergency room guys wore the green scrubs. I wore those for a few days. Then, I wore the blue scrubs which were the surgeons' for a few days. When I wore the nurse's pink scrubs, though, that's when I became a hero on the set!"
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SYNONYMS
eccentric, individualist, lone wolf, nonconformist, outsider, weirdo
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"The UK is the odd man out when it comes to the Euro."
idiom
- One who, because of strangeness of behavior or belief, stands alone in or out from a group
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has a well-known reputation as an eccentric. He once directed an episode of the television series "ER" and made quite an impression on the cast. "I wanted to fit in," he later recalled. "I didn't want to be the odd man out. I wanted to be inside, not on the outside.
When I was directing the "ER" episode, the emergency room guys wore the green scrubs. I wore those for a few days. Then, I wore the blue scrubs which were the surgeons' for a few days. When I wore the nurse's pink scrubs, though, that's when I became a hero on the set!"
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SYNONYMS
eccentric, individualist, lone wolf, nonconformist, outsider, weirdo
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The UK is the odd man out when it comes to the Euro."
