“on someone”

The following 19 entries include the term on someone.

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tee off on (someone or something)

phrasal verb

: to speak about (someone or something) in an angry way

the joke is on someone

idiom

used to describe a situation in which a person trying to make something happen to someone else (such as being tricked or embarrassed) ends up having it happen to himself or herself instead

wait on (someone) hand and foot

idiom

: to provide everything that someone needs or wants : to act as a servant to (someone)

wish (someone or something) on (someone)

idiom

: to want (someone) to have or be affected by (someone or something bad or unpleasant)

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