“on the”

The following 186 entries include the term on the.

Entries 61–75 of 186
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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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