on the latch

phrase

British, of a door

: closed but not locked

I left the front door on the latch so that she could get in.

Examples of on the latch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To fine-tune the shoe’s position, simply hold it with one hand while pressing down on the latch. — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023

Rhymes for on the latch

• isopach
• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach