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