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TAKE THE QUIZ“on-the-”
The following 186 entries include the term on-the-.
on the back burner
idiom: in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action
on the back of
idiom: because of or on the strength of (something)
on the ballot
idiom: to be subject to a vote in an election
on the basis of
idiom: according to : based on
on the bed
idiom: on top of the sheets, blankets, and bedspread of a bed
on the blower
idiom: on the telephone
on the boil
idiom: in a state of activity or development
on the bone
idiom: (with the meat) still connected to the bone or bones
on the brain
idiom: always in one's thoughts
on the bright side
idiom—used to refer to the good part of something that is mostly bad
on the chopping block
idiom: likely to be fired, removed, or eliminated, etc.
on (the) condition that
idiom: only if
on the credit side
idiom: in the section of a financial record where credits are written
on the critical list
idiom: very sick or injured and likely to die —sometimes used figuratively
on the cusp
idiom: at the point when something is about to change to something else
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