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on boardJoining in or participating.Rate it:
on boardOn or in a means of transportationRate it:
on borrowed timeliving past normal or projected life expectancyRate it:
on cloud nineVery happy, blissful.Rate it:
On Cloud NineBe extremely excited, elated, and very happyRate it:
on courseProceeding smoothly as planned.Rate it:
on cueat the right momentRate it:
on demandWhen needed or required.Rate it:
on edgeTense, nervous or irritable.Rate it:
on endRemarkably long; continuously.Rate it:
on endUpright; erect; endways.Rate it:
on fireBeing burned by fire.Rate it:
on fireAchieving good results at a rapid rate.Rate it:
on good termsbeing friendly; having good relations.Rate it:
on good terms withFriendly towards; having good relations with.Rate it:
on handAvailable; ready; in stock.Rate it:
on handclose by; ready to helpRate it:
on highon highRate it:
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 icePerformed by ice skaters as an ice show.Rate it:
on icein abeyance, pendingRate 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 accountAt one's own risk.Rate it:
on one's own accountOn one's own behalf.Rate it:

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