Π§ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ½Π»Π°ΠΉΠ½ Β«Π‘Π»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌ: 8000 Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΒ». Π‘ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ° 104
ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ Adam Makkai
[on the bandwagon]{adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into the newest popular group or activity; in or into something you join just because many others are joining it.βββOften used after "climb", "get", or "jump". β’/When all Georgeβs friends decided to vote for Bill, George climbed on the bandwagon too./ See: JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.
[on the barrelhead] See: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD.
[on the beam]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) In the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the right direction. β’/A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when he is flying on the beam./ 2. {slang} Doing well; just right; good or correct. β’/Kennethβs answer was right on the beam./ Contrast: OFF THE BEAM.
[on the bench] 1. Sitting in a law court as a judge. β’/Judge Wyzanski is on the bench this morning./ 2. Sitting among the substitute players. β’/The coach had to keep his star player on the bench with a sprained ankle./ Compare: BENCH WARMER.
[on the blink]{adj. phr.} Faulty; malfunctioning; inoperative. β’/I need to call a competent repairman because my computer is on the blink again./
[on the block]{adj. phr.} To be sold; for sale. β’/The vacant house was on the block./ β’/Young cattle are grown and sent to market to be placed on the block./
[on the brain]{adj. phr.}, {slang} Filling your thoughts; too much thought about; almost always in mind. β’/Mary Ann has boys on the brain./ β’/Joeβs hobby is ham radio and he has radio on the brain most of the time./
[on the brink of]{adv. phr.} Facing a new event thatβs about to happen. β’/"I am on the brink of a new discovery," our physics professor proudly announced./
[on the button]{adv. adj.}, {slang} At the right place; at the heart of the matter. β’/Johnβs remark was right on the button./ Compare: ON THE DOT.
[on the cards] See: IN THE CARDS.
[on the carpet] See: CALL ON THE CARPET.
[on the cheap]{adv. phr.} Inexpensively; on a tight budget. β’/She buys most of her clothes on the cheap in secondhand stores./
[on the chin] See: TAKE IT ON THE CHIN.
[on the contrary]{adv. phr.} Exactly the opposite; rather; instead. β’/The principal thought that the children went to the zoo; on the contrary, they went to the bakery./ β’/"You donβt like football, do you?" "On the contrary, I like it very much."/ Compare: TO THE CONTRARY.
[on the cuff]{adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Agreeing to pay later; to be paid for later; on credit. β’/Peter lost the money that Mother gave him to buy meat, and the store would not let him have meat on the cuff./ β’/Many people buy cars and television sets on the cuff./
[on the dole]{adv. phr.} Drawing unemployment benefits. β’/When Jim lost his job he got on the dole and is still on it./
[on the dot] also [on the button] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Exactly on time; not early and not late. β’/Susan arrived at the party at 2:00 P.M. on the dot./ β’/Benβs plane arrived on the dot./
[on the double!]{adv. phr.} Hurry up! β’/"Letβs go! On the double!" the pilot cried, as he started up the engine of the small plane./
[on the eve of]{prep.} Just before (an event). β’/On the eve of the election, the president proposed a plan to cut taxes./
[on the face of it]{adv. phr.} Apparently; as it seems. β’/On the face of it, Joeβs claim that he can swim five miles is true./ β’/His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false./
[on the fence]{adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not able, or not wanting to choose; in doubt; undecided.βββOften used with "sit". β’/Jack sat on the fence for a week last spring before he finally joined the track team instead of the baseball team./ β’/Mrs. Jones has decided to vote for the Democrats, but Mr. Jones is still on the fence./ See: FENCE-SITTER or FENCE-SITTING.
[on the fly(1)]{adv. phr.} 1. While in the air; in flight. β’/The bird caught a bug on the fly./ β’/Joe was called out because the catcher caught the ball on the fly./ 2. {informal} Between other activities; while busy with many things. β’/The president was so busy that he had to dictate letters on the fly./ β’/John is very busy, and people who want to talk to him have to catch him on the fly./ Compare: ON THE GO, ON THE WING(2).
[on the fly(2)]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Busy; going somewhere in a hurry; going about doing things. β’/Getting the house ready for the visitors kept Mother on the fly all day./ β’/The housekeeper of our school is always on the fly./
[on the go]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Active and busy. β’/Successful businessmen are on the go most of the time./ β’/Healthy, happy people are usually on the go./ Compare: ON THE MOVE.
[on the heels of]{prep.} Just after; following (something, especially an event).βββOften used with "hard" for emphasis. β’/Hard on the heels of the womenβs liberation parade, homosexuals declared a "gay pride week."/
[on the hog] See: LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG.
[on the hour]{adv. phr.} Each time the hour has zero minutes and zero seconds. β’/The uptown bus goes past the school on the hour./ β’/The woman must take her pill on the hour./
[on the house]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. β’/At the opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house./ β’/Oscar was the first customer at the diner, so his lunch was on the house./
[on the increase] See: ON THE WAX. Contrast: ON THE DECREASE, ON THE WANE.
[on the job]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Working hard; not wasting time. β’/Joe was on the job all of the time that he was at work./ β’/The school paper came out on time because the editors were on the job./
[on the knees of the gods] See: IN THE LAP OF THE GODS.
[on the lam]{adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {slang} Running away, especially from the law; in flight. β’/The bank robber was on the lam for ten months before the police caught him./βββSometimes used in the phrase "take it on the lam". β’/After a big quarrel with her father, the girl took it on the lam./
[on the level]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest and fair; telling the whole truth. β’/Our teacher respects the students who are on the level with her./ β’/Joyce wondered if the fortune-teller was on the level./
[on the line] See: LAY ON THE LINE or PUT ON THE LINE.
[on the lips] See: HANG ON THE WORDS OF or HANG ON THE LIPS OF.
[on the lookout]{adj. phr.} Watching closely. β’/The little boy was on the lookout for his father./ β’/Forest rangers are always on the lookout for forest fires./ β’/The doctor is on the lookout for a new secretary./
[on the loose]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Free to go; not shut in or stopped by anything. β’/The zookeeper forgot to close the gate to the monkey cage and the monkeys were on the loose./ β’/All of the seniors were on the loose on "Senior Skip Day."/
[on the make]{adj.}, {slang} 1. Promiscuous or aggressive in oneβs sexual advances. β’/I canβt stand Murray; heβs always on the make./ 2. Pushing to get ahead in oneβs career; doing anything to succeed. β’/The new department head is a young man on the make, who expects to be company president in ten years./
[on the map] See: PUT ON THE MAP.
[on the market]{adj. phr.} For sale. β’/In the summer many fresh vegetables are on the market./ β’/The Goodwins put their house on the market in January, but they did not sell it till August./
[on the mend]{adj. phr.} Healing; becoming better. β’/Johnβs broken leg is on the mend./ β’/Maryβs relationship with Joan is on the mend./
[on die money]{adv. phr.} Exactly right; exactly accurate. β’/Algernon won the lottery; the numbers he picked were right on the money./ Compare: ON THE NOSE.
[on the move]{adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Moving around from place to place; in motion. β’/It was a very cold day, and the teacher watching the playground kept on the move to stay warm./ β’/It was vacation time, and the highways were full of families on the move./ 2. Moving forward; going somewhere. β’/The candidate promised that if people would make him president, he would get the country on the move./
[on the nose]{adv. phr.}, {informal} Just right; exactly. β’/Stanley hit the ball on the nose./ β’/The airplane pilot found the small landing field on the nose./
[on the other foot] See: SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.
[on the other hand]{adv. phr.} Looking at the other side; from another point of view.βββUsed to introduce an opposite or different fact or idea. β’/Jim wanted to go to the movies; his wife, on the other hand, wanted to stay home and read./ β’/Mr. Harris may still want a boy to mow his lawn; on the other hand, he may have found someone to do it./ Compare: ON ONE HAND.
[on the outs]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Not friendly; having a quarrel. β’/Mary and Sue were on the outs./ β’/Being on the outs with a classmate is very upsetting./ Syn.: AT ODDS.
[on the point of]{prep.} Ready to begin; very near to.βββUsually used with a verbal noun. β’/The coach was on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points./ β’/The baby was on the point of crying when her mother finally came home./ Compare: ABOUT TO, AT THE POINT OF.
[on the Q.T.]{adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly; without anyoneβs knowing. β’/George and Paul formed a club on the Q.T./ β’/The teachers got the principal a present strictly on the Q.T./ (from quiet.)
[on the road]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Traveling; moving from one place to another. β’/When we go on vacation, we take a lunch to eat while on the road./ β’/Mr. Smith is on the road for his insurance company./ 2. Changing; going from one condition to another. β’/Mary was very sick for several weeks, but now she is on the road to recovery./ β’/Hard study in school put John on the road to success./
[on the rocks]{adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. β’/Mr. Jones' business and marriage were both on the rocks./ 2. With ice only. β’/At the restaurant, Sally ordered orange juice on the rocks./
[on the ropes]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. β’/The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves./ 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. β’/The new supermarket took most of the business from Mr. Thomasβs grocery, and the little store was soon on the ropes./
[on the run]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In a hurry; hurrying. β’/Jane called "Help!" and Tom came on the run./ β’/Modern mothers are usually on the run./ 2. Going away from a fight; in retreat; retreating. β’/The enemy soldiers were on the run./
[on the safe side]{adv. phr.} Provided for against a possible emergency; well prepared. β’/"Please double-check these proofs, Mr. Brown," the printer said, "just to be on the safe side."/
[on the shelf]{adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not useful anymore. β’/When a girl grows up, she puts childish habits on the shelf./ β’/Mr. Myronβs company put him on the shelf when he reached the age of 65./
[on the side]{adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In addition to a main thing, amount or quantity; extra. β’/He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side./ β’/His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another on the side./ β’/The cowboys in the rodeo competed for prize money and also made bets on the side./ 2. or [on the --- side] Tending toward; rather. β’/Grandmother thought Janeβs new skirt was on the short side./