“on the”

The following 186 entries include the term on the.

Entries 61–75 of 186
previous
next

on the back of

idiom

: because of or on the strength of (something)

on the ballot

idiom

: to be subject to a vote in an election

on the basis of

idiom

: according to : based on

on the bed

idiom

: on top of the sheets, blankets, and bedspread of a bed

on the blower

idiom

: on the telephone

on the boil

idiom

: in a state of activity or development

on the bone

idiom

: (with the meat) still connected to the bone or bones

on the brain

idiom

: always in one's thoughts

on the bright side

idiom

used to refer to the good part of something that is mostly bad

on the chopping block

idiom

: likely to be fired, removed, or eliminated, etc.

on (the) condition that

idiom

: only if

on the credit side

idiom

: in the section of a financial record where credits are written

on the critical list

idiom

: very sick or injured and likely to die sometimes used figuratively

on the cusp

idiom

: at the point when something is about to change to something else

on the cutting-room floor

idiom

: removed from a movie or television show often used figuratively

previous
next
  • clown-mask
  • Arachnophobia is the fear of what multi-legged creatures?
Name That Thing

You know what it looks like… but what is it called?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

You can make only 12 words. Pick the best ones!

PLAY
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!