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The following 272 entries include the term on the..
on the slide
phrase: becoming worse in condition
on the slopes
phrase: engaged in the activity of skiing
on (the) staff
phrase: working as a member of the group of people employed by an organization or business
on the strength of
phrase: because of the influence of (something)
on the stump
phrase: traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office
on the supposition that
phrase: based on the belief without actual proof that (something is so) : based on the assumption that (something is so)
on the telephone
phrase: using a telephone to talk to someone
on (the) television
phrase: broadcast by television : being shown by television or in a television program
on (the) telly
phrase: being shown by television
on the trot
phrase: following one after another
on the understanding that
phrase—used to say that something is done, accepted, etc., because one has been told that something else will happen or is true
on the up and up
phrase: honest and legal
on the up
phrase: moving toward an improved or better state
on the upside
phrase: when the good parts or advantages are considered
on the upswing
phrase: getting better : improving
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