“on the”

The following 186 entries include the term on the.

Entries 121–135 of 186
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on the piss

idiom

: drinking heavily at a pub or bar

on the plus side

idiom

used to describe the more appealing or attractive part of something

on the premises

idiom

: inside a building or on the area of land that it is on

on the presumption that

idiom

: believing that

on the printed page

idiom

: in a book, magazine, etc.

on the q.t.

idiom

: in a secret or quiet way

on the ragged edge

idiom

: very close to failure

on the rebound

idiom

: in the process of bouncing back after hitting something

on the right side of (an age)

idiom

used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is younger than that age

on the right side of the law

idiom

used to say that someone is not living the life of a criminal

on the right/wrong side of (someone)

idiom

: doing things that cause someone to like or dislike one

on the right/wrong track

idiom

: following a course that will lead to success/failure

on the rise

idiom

: increasing in amount, number, level, etc.

on the road

idiom

: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.

on the road to recovery

idiom

: in the process of becoming healthy again

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