Thursday, 29 April 2010

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on make someone’s hair stand on end
on miss out (on something)
on move in (on someone or something)
on murder on something
on muscle in (on someone or something)
on no flies on someone
on not able to go on
on not on any account
on not on your life
on off again, on again
on off and on
on on a bias
on on account
on on active duty
on on a diet
on on a first-name basis (with someone)
on on a fool’s errand
on on again, off again
on on a lark
on on all fours
on on and off
on on any account
on on approval
on on a shoestring
on on a splurge
on on a waiting list
on on behalf of someone
on on bended knee
on on board
on on Broadway
on on call
on on campus
on on cloud nine
on on consignment
on on credit
on on dead center
on on deck
on on duty
on on earth
on on easy street
on on edge
on one’s heart is set on something
on one up (on someone)
on on fire
on on foot
on on good terms (with someone)
on on hold
on on horseback
on on impact
on on impulse
on on in years
on on land
on on line
on on location
on on medication
on on no account
on on occasion
on on one’s best behavior
on on one’s feet
on on (one’s) guard
on on one’s honor
on on one’s mind
on on one’s own
on on one’s person
on on one’s toes
on on one’s way to doing something
on on order
on on par (with someone or something)
on on patrol
on on pins and needles
on on probation
on on purpose
on on sale
on on schedule
on on second thought
on on someone’s or something’s last legs
on on someone’s account
on on someone’s back
on on someone’s behalf
on on someone’s case
on on someone’s doorstep
on on someone’s head
on on someone’s say-so
on on someone’s shoulders
on on someone’s way (somewhere)
on on speaking terms (with someone)
on on standby
on on target
on on the air
on on the alert (for someone or something)
on on the average
on on the ball
on on the beam
on on the bench
on on the bias
on on the blink
on on the block
on on the borderline
on on the button
on on the contrary
on on the defensive
on on the dot
on on the double
on on the eve of something
on on the face of it
on on the fence (about something)
on on the fritz
on on the go
on on the heels of something
on on the horizon
on on the horns of a dilemma
on on the hot seat
on on the hour
on on the house
on on the job
on on the level
on on the lookout (for someone or something)
on on the loose
on on the make
on on the market
on on the mend
on on the money
on on the move
on on the nose

on on the off-chance
on on (the) one hand
on on the other hand
on on the point of doing something
on on the QT
on on the right track
on on the rocks
on on the spot
on on the spur of the moment
on on the strength of something
on on the take
on on the tip of one’s tongue
on on the track of someone or something
on on the trail of someone or something
on on the up-and-up
on on the verge (of doing something)
on on the wagon
on on the warpath
on on the way (somewhere)
on on the way to doing something
on on the whole
on on the wing
on on the wrong track
on on thin ice
on on time
on on tiptoe
on on top
on on trial
on on vacation
on on view
on open fire (on someone)
on open season (on someone or something)
on open up (on someone or something)
on out on a limb
on out on bail
on out on parole
on (out) on patrol
on out on the town
on palm something off (on someone)
on pass on
on pat someone on the back
on pay a call on someone
on perspective on something
on pick on somebody your own size
on pick on someone or something
on pick on someone your own size
on pin one’s faith on someone or something
on pin one’s hope(s) on someone or something
on pin someone down (on something)
on pin something on someone
on place the blame on someone or something
on plain as the nose on one’s face
on play a joke on someone
on play a trick on someone
on play on something
on play tricks (on someone)
on pour cold water on something
on pour it on thick
on pour oil on troubled water(s)
on pride oneself on something
on pull a gun (on someone)
on pull a knife (on someone)
on pull a stunt (on someone)
on pull a trick (on someone)
on pull rank (on someone)
on pull something on someone
on pull the plug (on someone or something)
on put a cap on something
on put a hold on something
on put a spin on something
on put on
on put one’s cards on the table
on put (one’s) dibs on something
on put one’s finger on something
on put one’s hand(s) on something
on put one’s head on the block (for someone or something)
on put one’s thinking cap on
on put someone or something on hold
on put someone on
on put something on
on put something over (on someone)
on put the arm on someone
on put the bite on someone
on put the blame on someone or something
on put the clamps on (someone)
on put the finger on someone
on put the heat on (someone)
on put the kibosh on something
on put the screws on (someone)
on put the skids on (something)
on put the squeeze on (someone)
on put the touch on someone
on put weight on
on quick on the draw
on quick on the trigger
on quick on the uptake
on rain on someone’s parade
on ramble on (about someone or something)
on rat on someone
on read the handwriting on the wall
on read up (on someone or something)
on reliance on someone or something
on rest on one’s laurels
on ride herd on someone or something
on ride on someone’s coattails
on right on time
on ring down the curtain (on something)
on rub off (on someone)
on run low (on something)
on see eye to eye (with someone) (on something)
on see the (hand)writing on the wall
on sell someone on a plan or idea
on sell something on credit
on send someone (out) on an errand
on serve notice (on someone)
on set eyes on someone or something
on set forth (on something)
on set one’s heart on something
on set one’s sights on something
on set one back on one’s heels
on set someone or something on fire
on set someone’s teeth on edge
on set the world on fire
on settle on something

on shake (hands) on something
on Shame on someone.
on shed (some) light on something
on shut the door on someone or something
on sign on the dotted line
on sign on (with someone)
on sit in (on something)
on sit on its hands
on sit on one’s hands
on sit on someone or something
on sit on the fence
on sitting on a powder keg
on (sitting) on top of the world
on skate on thin ice
on skip out (on someone or something)
on slap someone on the wrist
on sleep on something
on slow on the draw
on slow on the uptake
on smile on someone or something
on someone wrote the book on something
on speak out (on something)
on spread it on thick
on spring something on someone
on stand on ceremony
on stand on one’s own two feet
on start off on the wrong foot
on steal a march (on someone)
on step on it
on step on someone’s toes
on step on the gas
on stock up (on something)
on (strictly) on the level
on (strictly) on the up-and-up
on stuck on someone or something
on swear on a stack of Bibles
on swear on one’s mother’s grave
on sweet on someone
on take a bath (on something)
on take a rain check (on something)
on take it easy (on someone or something)
on take it on the chin
on take off (on something)
on take pity (on someone or something)
on take someone or something on
on take someone up on something
on take something on faith
on take something on the chin
on take something out on someone or something
on take too much on
on tell on someone
on think back (on someone or something)
on think on one’s feet
on thin on top
on throw cold water on something
on throw oneself on the mercy of the court
on throw (some) light on something
on thumbs down on someone or something
on thumbs up on someone or something
on to be on the safe side
on toing and froing (on something)
on touch on something
on trade on something
on train one’s sights on something
on try something out on someone
on turn on a dime
on turn one’s back (on someone or something)
on turn on the waterworks
on turn someone on
on turn the heat up (on someone)
on turn the tables (on someone)
on turn thumbs down (on someone or something)
on turn thumbs up (on someone or something)
on verge on something
on wait on someone hand and foot
on walk on air
on walk on eggs
on walk out (on someone or something)
on wear and tear (on something)
on wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
on wear on someone
on weigh on someone’s mind
on wish something off on someone
on with bells on (one’s toes)
on wither on the vine
on with everything (on it)
on work on someone or something
on You can bet on it!
on zero in on something
on zoom in (on someone or something)
on a drag (on someone)
on a new lease on life
on a night on the town
on a paradise (on earth)
on a rush on something
on The jury is still out (on someone or something).
on The shoe is on the other foot.
once all at once
once at once
once (every) once in a while
once get the once-over
once give someone the once-over
once once and for all
once once in a blue moon
once once-in-a-lifetime chance
once once in a while
once once-over-lightly
once once upon a time

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