live ones

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
plural form of live one
live one
A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent

We got a live one here, he said as he speeds up in pursuit of a car.

live one
Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed

There's green as in greenhorn, meaning inexperienced and gullible. Those with a pitch to sell are going to spot a live one—in this case government with dollars practically falling out of its pockets—coming from miles away.

live one
Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar

We've got a live one. Kim Howells burst on to the scene last week with his first foray into university politics as higher education minister. The man best known for labelling the Turner Prize conceptual bullshit was not sounding very on-message. In a departure from his prepared speech on the launch of an NUS information campaign for would-be students, Howells started, well, rambling.

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