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the odd one out

different from the others

The odd one out is the person or thing that is different from the rest of a group.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why didn't you wear a suit?

I felt like the odd one out in my jeans.

Play the conversation

I was the odd one out because everyone else had studied engineering.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I was the strange one outside.

Say: I was the odd one out.

'Out' means outside the group, so do not translate the phrase as 'outside one.'

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be the odd one out; feel like the odd one out

Your turn: say it out loud

I was the odd one out because everyone else had studied engineering.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

the odd one out

different from the others

“I was the odd one out because everyone else had studied engineering.”

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