All English words - page 3721

Meanings of On-the-ball:

Aware of any changes or developments and quick to react to them

Usage examples:

We need someone who’s really on the ball to answer questions from the press.

phrase

Alert to new ideas, methods, and trends.

Usage examples:

Maintaining contact with customers keeps me on the ball

Meanings of On-the-bias:

noun

An 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:

idiom

Not working correctly

Usage examples:

The dvd player is on the blink again.

Meanings of On-the-button:

idiom

Exactly correct

Usage examples:

She was right on the button when she said i'd regret moving out.

Meanings of On-the-cards:

idiom

To 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:

noun

The 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:

phrase

Exactly on time.

Usage examples:

He arrived on the dot at nine o'clock

idiom

Exactly 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:

idiom

Very 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:

idiom

When first considered

Usage examples:

The story seems simple on the face of it, but it’s really pretty complicated.

Meanings of On-the-fly:

phrase

While in motion or progress.

Usage examples:

Producers were able to schedule the day's olympic coverage on the fly

idiom

If 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

noun

Broken or not working

Usage examples:

The fridge is on the fritz.

Meanings of On-the-go:

idiom

Very busy or active

Usage examples:

Elise is always on the go.

Meanings of On-the-grapevine:

idiom

To 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:

idiom

To 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:

idiom

Likely 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:

idiom

To be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results

Meanings of On-the-house:

idiom

Given to you free by a business

Usage examples:

Your meal is on the house tonight!

Meanings of On-the-inside:

idiom

If 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:

idiom

Being 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:

noun

A 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:

phrase

To 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:

idiom

If 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:

idiom

Trying 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:

idiom

Available for sale

Usage examples:

We put our house on the market last spring.

Meanings of On-the-mend:

idiom

Becoming healthy after an illness

Usage examples:

She's still in the hospital, but she's definitely on the mend.