on the offensive
idiom
: in or into a situation or position in which one attacks or fights against someone or something
The soldiers are on the offensive.
She went on the offensive to fight the charges against her.
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The Vikings will be without three starters on the offensive line, as Donovan Jackson, Ryan Kelly, and Brian O'Neill will all miss Sunday's game as well.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s not solely on the offensive line.
—Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa’s costly turnovers, issues on the offensive and defensive lines, the lack of turnovers, and pressure placed on quarterbacks and everything else that’s wrong with the team general manager Chris Grier built, and Mike McDaniel coaches has been dissected to death.
—Omar Kelly
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite having three new starters on the offensive line, Winchester dictated the pace, which led to a dominating performance from senior captain Gianni DePrimeo, who ran for five touchdowns.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s not solely on the offensive line.
—Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa’s costly turnovers, issues on the offensive and defensive lines, the lack of turnovers, and pressure placed on quarterbacks and everything else that’s wrong with the team general manager Chris Grier built, and Mike McDaniel coaches has been dissected to death.
—Omar Kelly
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite having three new starters on the offensive line, Winchester dictated the pace, which led to a dominating performance from senior captain Gianni DePrimeo, who ran for five touchdowns.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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“On the offensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20offensive. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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