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on one's own accountAt one's own risk.Rate it:
on one's soapboxStating or professing one's opinion; attempting to persuade others of something.Rate it:
on one's todon one's own, aloneRate it:
on one's toesAttentive, active, busy or alert.Rate it:
on one's watchDuring the period of time when one is in a position of authority or responsibility.Rate it:
on opposite sides of the barricadesOf starkly different, opposite views on an issue.Rate it:
on paperUsed other than as an idiom: see on, paper.Rate it:
on paperBased on debatable inference; in theory.Rate it:
on pins and needlesFeeling sharp anticipation or anxiety; in a state of suspense.Rate it:
On Pins and NeedlesFeeling agitated with suspense, waiting for something anxiously, worried or excited about somethingRate it:
on premiseTraditional method of installing and customizing software on the customer’s own computers that reside inside their own data center.Rate it:
on purposePurposefully; with intention; deliberately.Rate it:
on rare formPerforming very well.Rate it:
on second thoughtAfter reconsidering; on further consideration.Rate it:
on sightImmediately when sighted.Rate it:
on someone's accountFor someone's sake.Rate it:
On Someone's CaseContinuously criticizing someone, continually bothering someoneRate it:
on someone's mindpreoccupying someone; present in someone's thoughtsRate it:
on specShort form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.Rate it:
on spur of the momentNow! Instantly!Rate it:
on steroidsTo a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.Rate it:
on sufferanceUnwillingly agreed to or barely tolerated.Rate it:
on talking termsable to talk with someone, either in general or about the particular topicRate it:
on talking termsin agreement or harmony withRate it:
on talking termsUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see on,‎ talking,‎ terms.Rate it:
on tenterhooksIn a state of suspense or apprehension.Rate it:
on tenterhookstense in anticipation of something. The phrase originated in the wool industry where fleeces were stretched on a frame between hooks to dry after washing the fleeces.Rate it:
On TenterhooksState of suspense, worried about something, agitated because of uncertaintyRate it:
on the airbroadcasting usually over radio waves or on live televisionRate it:
on the anvilRefers to anything in the making, being created, or in production, especially in the metalworking field.Rate it:
on the back burnerNot immediate; inactive; receiving less than full or regular attention.Rate it:
on the back footIn a defensive posture; off-balance.Rate it:
on the back ofas a result of; after; subsequent to.Rate it:
on the ballAlert, active, or attentive; on top of things.Rate it:
On the BallWell informed, alert, attentive, aware, competentRate it:
on the ballBeing in control of the ball.Rate it:
on the blinkFunctioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electronic device.Rate it:
on the booksFinished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record; any completed task, accomplishment, or event that has been documented or recorded in some way.Rate it:
on the bounceConsecutively, in succession.Rate it:
on the brainObsessively in mind.Rate it:
on the brinkVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:
on the bubbleHolding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.Rate it:
on the bubbleUncertain of success.Rate it:
on the bubbleHaving qualification for an event depend on the upcoming performances of other competitors.Rate it:
on the buttonExactly, precisely.Rate it:
on the cardsCertain, likely to happen. Foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass.Rate it:
on the cardsLikely to occur, probable.Rate it:
on the cheapEconomically, especially if too economically.Rate it:
on the clockOf a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.Rate it:
on the clockRemunerated per unit of time.Rate it:

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