on about

phrase

British, informal + disapproving

: talking about

I haven't a clue what you're on about!

She is always on about the importance of exercise.

Examples of on about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Arguments will continue to rage on about what the rules and landscape should be. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Abramorama doc Never Stop Chasing, opening on about 200 screens, reteams storm chaser Reed Timmer and director/producer Ken Cole. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

The attacks on about 20 Wildberries facilities have underlined Kyiv’s ability to strike far and wide inside Russia and posed a new challenge to President Vladimir Putin nearly 4½ years into his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

After subpoenaing records on about 130 people, only one had been referred for prosecution, his staff had told him. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout