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The following 186 entries include the term on the.
on the day
idiom: on the day that an event happens
on the debit side
idiom: in the section of a financial record where debits are written
on the decline
idiom: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining
on the decrease
idiom: becoming less in size, amount, number, etc. : decreasing
on the docket
idiom: on a list of legal cases to be heard by a court
on the dole
idiom: receiving money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor
on the dot
idiom: exactly at a particular time
on the dotted line
idiom: in full acceptance of a written statement or agreement
on the downside
idiom: when one considers the disadvantages
on the drawing board
idiom: being created
on the edge of a precipice
idiom: very close to a bad or dangerous situation
on the edge of
idiom: very close to (something)
on the edge of one's seat
idiom: watching or listening to something with great interest especially because one does not know what is going to happen
on the face of it
idiom: from only what is known at first
on the face of the earth
idiom: in the world
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