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TAKE THE QUIZ“on someone”
The following 18 entries include the term on someone.
give up on (someone or something)
phrase: to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone)
good on (someone)
phrase—used to express approval
have nothing on (someone)
phrase: to have no advantage over (someone) : to not be better than (someone)
keep a watchful eye on (someone or something)
phrase: to watch (someone or something) closely
play a trick on (someone)
phrase: to deceive (someone)
press (something) on (someone)
phrase: to force (someone) to take or accept (something)
put a tail on (someone)
phrase: to have someone follow (another person)
put (something) over on (someone)
verb: to lie about (something) to (someone)
put the phone down on (someone)
phrase: to end a telephone connection
put the whammy on someone
phrase: to cause someone to have bad luck
settle (something) on (someone)
verb: to arrange to give (money or property) to (someone)
shame on (someone)
phrase—used to say that someone should feel sorry for doing something wrong
sic (something) on (someone or something)
verb: to order (an animal, such as a dog) to attack (someone or something) —often used figuratively
take (something) out on (someone)
verb: to treat someone badly because one feels angry, frustrated, etc.
tee off on (someone or something)
verb: to speak about (someone or something) in an angry way
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