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The following 270 entries include the term onthe.
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
on the cutting-room floor
idiom: removed from a movie or television show —often used figuratively
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
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