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Definition of live ones in English English dictionary
- 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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