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

Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission). — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Trump boosted tariffs to 50% on about 5% of imports from Canada after talks collapsed last week. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for on about

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