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on highIn authority.Rate it:
on highIn the sky or the heavens.Rate it:
on holdDelayed; postponed.Rate it:
on holdOn reserve; being held for someone.Rate it:
on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:
on iceNot being used, or not to be used e.g.Rate it:
on icein abeyance, pendingRate it:
on icePerformed by ice skaters as an ice show.Rate it:
on in yearsOld; advanced in age.Rate it:
on itIn full control and having full grasp of the situation.Rate it:
on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:
on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:
on loanlent outRate it:
on my finalReference to final approach, attitude configuration, positions of various controls in the landing of an aircraft.Rate it:
on no accountUnder no circumstances.Rate it:
on one hand...on the other handfrom one point of view...then another point of viewRate it:
on one's gamePerforming brilliantly; with optimum skillRate it:
on one's billAlone, on one's own.Rate it:
on one's deathbedClose to death.Rate it:
on one's feetBeing stable or capable, especially in a financial or emotional sense.Rate it:
on one's feetBeing standing up.Rate it:
on one's feetBeing well again after a bout of illness.Rate it:
on one's handsBeing one's liability or responsibility; with which one is lumbered.Rate it:
on one's high horseSelf-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.Rate it:
on one's kneesUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:
on one's kneesAt the mercy of someone.Rate it:
on one's last legsAbout to die.Rate it:
on one's last legsAbout to lose viability or become defunct.Rate it:
on one's lonesomeAlone; without aid or accompaniment.Rate it:
on one's ownAlone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others.Rate it:
on one's own accountBy oneself.Rate it:
on one's own accountAt one's own risk.Rate it:
on one's own accountOn one's own behalf.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:

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