English words starting with on - page 3
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Meanings of On-the-bias:
nounAn unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment
Usage examples:
[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…
Meanings of On-the-blink:
idiomNot working correctly
Usage examples:
The dvd player is on the blink again.
Meanings of On-the-button:
idiomExactly correct
Usage examples:
She was right on the button when she said i'd regret moving out.
Meanings of On-the-cards:
idiomTo be likely to happen
Usage examples:
"so you think they'll get married next year?" "i think it's on the cards."
Meanings of On-the-dole:
nounThe money that unemployed people receive from the government
Usage examples:
Workers, in their countless thousands, were facing the dole., he spent eighteen months on the dole.…
Meanings of On-the-dot:
phraseExactly on time.
Usage examples:
He arrived on the dot at nine o'clock
idiomExactly at the stated or expected time
Usage examples:
The plane landed at two o'clock on the dot., uk she came promptly on the dot of eleven.
Meanings of On-the-edge-of:
idiomVery excited, and giving all your attention to something, because you want to know what is going to happen
Usage examples:
He could no longer keep his eyes open to watch any of the videos which, until quite recently, would…
Meanings of On-the-face-of-it:
idiomWhen first considered
Usage examples:
The story seems simple on the face of it, but it’s really pretty complicated.
Meanings of On-the-fly:
phraseWhile in motion or progress.
Usage examples:
Producers were able to schedule the day's olympic coverage on the fly
idiomIf you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall on an occasion, you mean that you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed
Usage examples:
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home!, a fly-on-the-wall documentary
Meanings of On-the-fritz:
phrase(of a machine or device) not working properly.
Usage examples:
My computer is on the fritz
nounBroken or not working
Usage examples:
The fridge is on the fritz.
Meanings of On-the-go:
idiomVery busy or active
Usage examples:
Elise is always on the go.
Meanings of On-the-grapevine:
idiomTo hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
Usage examples:
I heard through the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?
Meanings of On-the-hop:
idiomTo do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able to deal with it
Usage examples:
I'm afraid you've caught me on the hop - i wasn't expecting you until next week.
Meanings of On-the-horizon:
idiomLikely to happen or exist soon
Usage examples:
There is no new drug on the horizon that will make this disease easier to treat.
Meanings of On-the-horns-of-a-dilemma:
idiomTo be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results
Meanings of On-the-house:
idiomGiven to you free by a business
Usage examples:
Your meal is on the house tonight!
Meanings of On-the-inside:
idiomIf someone is on the inside, they have a job or position in which they have special or secret information
Usage examples:
Who do we know on the inside who can help us?
Meanings of On-the-level:
idiomBeing honest or speaking truthfully
Usage examples:
I know he’s lied to you before, but i really think he’s on the level this time.
Meanings of On-the-lookout:
nounA person whose job is to watch for someone or something to appear
Usage examples:
Assign someone to be a lookout on the boat to keep an eye out for rocks., what kinds of behavior sh…
Meanings of On-the-lookout-for:
phraseTo search for something or someone
Usage examples:
I'm always on the lookout for interesting new recipes., he was surfing the web, on the lookout for …
Meanings of On-the-loose:
idiomIf a dangerous person or animal is on the loose, that person or animal is free to move around a place and harm people
Usage examples:
Brewer escaped from prison last year and has been on the loose ever since.
Meanings of On-the-make:
idiomTrying hard to succeed, esp. in a way that is dishonest
Usage examples:
The movie is about a businessman on the make, who steals company funds.
Meanings of On-the-market:
idiomAvailable for sale
Usage examples:
We put our house on the market last spring.
Meanings of On-the-mend:
idiomBecoming healthy after an illness
Usage examples:
She's still in the hospital, but she's definitely on the mend.
Meanings of On-the-money:
idiomExact or correct
Usage examples:
Her prediction was right on the money., shania guessed there were 126 jelly beans, and she was righ…
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