“onthe”

The following 186 entries include the term onthe.

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: agreeing about something (such as how things should be done)

on the scene

idiom

used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.

on the scent of

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: following (an animal or person) by sensing the animal's or person's smell often used figuratively

on the skids

idiom

: failing or getting worse : in a bad state or situation that is likely to result in failure

on the slide

idiom

: becoming worse in condition

on the slopes

idiom

: engaged in the activity of skiing

on (the) staff

idiom

: working as a member of the group of people employed by an organization or business

on the strength of

idiom

: because of the influence of (something)

on the stump

idiom

: traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office

on the supposition that

idiom

: based on the belief without actual proof that (something is so) : based on the assumption that (something is so)

on the telephone

idiom

: using a telephone to talk to someone

on (the) television

idiom

: broadcast by television : being shown by television or in a television program

on (the) telly

idiom

: being shown by television

on the trot

idiom

: following one after another

on the understanding that

idiom

used to say that something is done, accepted, etc., because one has been told that something else will happen or is true

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