to leave one side of the net open; to give a wrongdoer or opponent a way out

to assume personal responsibility for a specific area of work; to take charge of a section or office independently

Having the connection of having met only once; implies a very casual or brief acquaintance.

a one-sided story; a statement from only one of the parties involved in a dispute

completely leaning toward or favoring one side; lopsided or overwhelming; partisan

a casual acquaintance; a relationship based on having only met once

to lack the luck or opportunity to meet someone even once

to become intimate friends at the very first meeting; to feel as if one has known someone for years even though it is the first encounter

a lawsuit or legal situation in which one party has a significant advantage or better conditions than the other, making it impossible for the opponent to win