1. The mate from a past relationship or friendship who, in the present reality, seems the ideal match, if it weren't for some force beyond your control, fate or otherwise, keeping you apart.
2. In virtually any context, someone you meet and share a significant encounter with who holds qualities akin to "the one" but for circumstance sake you are separated from; always after the fact.
3. The person dated casually, but never seriously, who could have been more.
4. In Bro Parlance: The one girl who a guy liked but with whom he never quite connected or "scored".
5. More broadly, any love regret More apt: A One That Got Away.
Origin: Fishing phrase.
1. She hadn't seen James in years. And when she did, she wondered why they had ever broken up. All of a sudden she thought he might be The One That Got Away.
2. They had met on vacation, and he knew it was going be short. But Tom still considered Kayla to be The One That Got Away.
3. He had dated Rose during freshman year of college, but they decided to be friends and they've been close ever since. Every now and then he remembers what it was like to kiss her. Maybe she was The One That Got Away.
4. The girl you go to your 10 year high school reunion for: Maybe I can have that chance I never got with The One That Got Away.
5. Sally always wondered why Jeff had never called; she did have a a great rack, after all. He was just The One That Got Away.
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a phrase that describes liberties that someone takes because of their status, whether social, economic, looks, personality, etc.
Look at how she is working that poor sucker, she'll get away with murder.
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a nicer, more polite way of telling someone to gtfo and get lost-in combination and at the same time
Since gtfo by itself is too boorish and rude to use, and get lost doesn't cut it anymore because most people have cars, it would probably be more appropriate to use the term drive yourself away; people can drive away from a given situation faster than they can physically get lost.
An impromptu concert performed usually while walking down a street. Usually performed in France, always performed by an indie band. If it's a true take away show, it will involve some obscure instruments.
Did you see the Bowerbirds' Take Away Show on youtube? My band is doing that over fall break, but with a glockenspiel instead of an accordian.
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When you message someone on MySpace asking for a number/date and they conviniently sign off without even replying to your message.
John: "I don't know what happened! Everything was going fine until I asked her out. After that she signed off and hasn't returned my message since!"
Robby: Looks like she did the MySpace Fade Away on your ass!
Friends: Dammmmmmmmnnnnnn!
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A reference to a person that could have been the true love of your life. A reference to a person you always wonder "What if...?"
"Dude! Who is that girl over there talking to your girlfriend? She is so hot!"
"The one that got away."
"Girl who's that handsome guy talking to your husband?"
"The one that got away."
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Far-Away Fine: She's fine from afar but far from fine!!!
Far-Away Fine is when a girl or a guy looks fine (hot) from far away but when you get close you realize that he or she is not fine looking.
Two girls walking down the sidewalk see a guy off in the distance walking towards them and one girl says to the other, "Oh look! He's lookin' fine!" but then as the guy approaches they see that he is not fine. Once they pass him and walk on for a bit the same girl looks to her girlfriend and says, "He was far-away fine!" and they both laugh.
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