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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Oh-For-One

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0Hi,02br 02br 00I think it's a sports term, meaning 'You have played one game in the season and you have zero (ie 'oh') wins. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00I think it's a sports term, meaning 'You have played one game in the season and you have zero (ie 'oh') wins.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I think it's a sports term, meaning 'You have played one game in the season and you have zero (ie 'oh') wins. 'Oh' is a way of pronouncing the digit zero.02br
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00eg 01i00So far in the season, the Leafsfs are 4 five for nine02i00, meaning they have 5 wins out of a total of 9 games.02br
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0 I'd say that is an expression taken from the game of baseball.02br
00If a batter is "0 for 1", that means he has been at bat one time, but did not get a hit.02br
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00Used figuratively, "0 for 1" would mean that a person's first attempt to do something was not successful. 0-
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0Thank you very much for your reply.02br
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00I've got the meaning by your explanation.You are a great help.02br
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00Best wishes.0-
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0Thank you very much for your reply.02br
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00Your explanation is very easy to understand and helped me a lot.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00Anonymous0-
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0"0 for 1" means that this person attempted one task and did not do it. So his "score" is 0 success for 1 attempt. If he tries another task and does do it successfully, then he is "1 for 2"02br
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00 oh = 00-
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