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                            One's only love; one's only sweetheart. For example, He swore she was his one and only, but the detective following him knew better. [c. 1900]
                        
                        
 
                        
                            American Heritage Idioms
                        
                        
                    
                    
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                            Phrase(s): the one and only 
the famous and talented (person). (Used in theatrical introductions. See also my one and only.)  •  And now—the one and only—Jane Smith!  •  Let’s have a big hand for the one and only Bob Jones!
                        
                        
 
                        
                            McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs