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on one's chest
[on one's chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Hidden in your thoughts or […]

on one's good side
[on one's good side] or [on the good side of one] […]

on one's hands
[on one's hands] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care or […]

on one's high horse
[on one's high horse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if […]

on one's honor
[on one's honor] {adj. phr.} Bound by one's honesty; trusted. * […]

on one's knees
[on one's knees] {adj. phr.} 1. Pleading; begging very hard. * […]

on one's last legs
[on one's last legs] {adj. phr.} Failing; near the end. * […]

on one's own
[on one's own] {adj. phr.} With no help from others. * […]

on one's part
[on one's part] or [on the part of one] {adj. phr.} […]

on one's shoulders
[on one's shoulders] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care; as […]

on one's toes
[on one's toes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alert; ready to act. * […]

on one's uppers
[on one's uppers] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very poor. * /Mr. White […]

on paper
[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and […]

on pins and needles
[on pins and needles] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Worried; nervous. * /Jane's […]

on record
[on record] {adj. phr.} 1. An official or recorded statement or […]

on sale
[on sale] {adj. phr.} Selling for a special low price. * […]

on schedule
[on schedule] (2) {adj. phr.} Punctual; as planned. * /The new […]

on the alert
[on the alert] {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. * /Campers must […]

on the ball
[on the ball] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Paying attention and doing […]

on the bandwagon
[on the bandwagon] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into the newest […]

on the beam
[on the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) […]

on the blink
[on the blink] {adj. phr.} Faulty; malfunctioning; inoperative. * /I need […]

on the block
[on the block] {adj. phr.} To be sold; for sale. * […]

on the brain
[on the brain] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Filling your thoughts; too much […]

on the fly
[on the fly(2)] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Busy; going somewhere in a […]

on the go
[on the go] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Active and busy. * /Successful […]

on the house
[on the house] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. […]

on the job
[on the job] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Working hard; not wasting time. […]

on the level
[on the level] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest and fair; telling the […]

on the lookout
[on the lookout] {adj. phr.} Watching closely. * /The little boy […]

on the loose
[on the loose] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Free to go; not shut […]

on the market
[on the market] {adj. phr.} For sale. * /In the summer […]

on the mend
[on the mend] {adj. phr.} Healing; becoming better. * /John's broken […]

on the outs
[on the outs] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not friendly; having a quarrel. […]

on the road
[on the road] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Traveling; moving from […]

on the rocks
[on the rocks] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. * […]

on the ropes
[on the ropes] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Against the ropes […]

on the run
[on the run] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In a hurry; […]

on the shelf
[on the shelf] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not […]

on the spot
[on the spot] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. or [upon the […]

on the stage
[on the stage] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In or into the […]

on the town
[on the town] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into […]

on the up and up
[on the up and up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest; trustworthy; sincere. […]

on the warpath
[on the warpath] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very angry. * /When […]

on the watch
[on the watch] {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful. * /The customs inspector […]

on the way
[on the way] or [on one's way] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} […]

on the wing
[on the wing] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the air; […]

on time
[on time] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. At the time arranged; […]

on top
[on top] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In the lead; with […]

on top of the world
[on top of the world] or [sitting on top of the […]

on trial
[on trial] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. For testing or trying […]

one and the same
[one and the same] {adj. phr.} The same; identical. * /Erle […]

one up
[one up] {adj. phr.} Having an advantage; being one step ahead, […]

one-horse
[one-horse] {adj. phr.} Insignificant; modest; provincial. * /Arnold's business is a […]

open and aboveboard
[open and aboveboard] {adj. phr.} Honest. * /Jacob felt that the […]

out at the elbows
[out at the elbows] {adj. phr.} Poorly or shabbily dressed. * […]

out from under
[out from under] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Free from something that worries […]

out in left field
[out in left field] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Far from the […]

out in the cold
[out in the cold] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alone; not included. * […]

out like a light
[out like a light] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep; to […]

out of bounds
[out of bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Outside of the […]

out of character
[out of character] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in agreement […]

out of circulation
[out of circulation] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not out in the company […]

out of commission
[out of commission] {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; […]

out of date
[out of date] {adj. phr.} Old fashioned; superseded; no longer valid; […]

out of fashion
[out of fashion] {adj. phr.} Having passed from vogue; out of […]

out of keeping
[out of keeping] {adj. phr.} Not going well together; not agreeing; […]

out of kilter
[out of kilter] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not balanced right; not […]

out of line
[out of line] (2) {adj. phr.} Not obeying or agreeing with […]

out of luck
[out of luck] {adj. phr.} Being unlucky; having bad luck; having […]

out of one's hair
[out of one's hair] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Rid of as a […]

out of one's head
[out of one's head] or [out of one's mind] or [out […]

out of order
[out of order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the wrong […]

out of place
[out of place] (2) {adj. phr.} In the wrong place or […]

out of practice
[out of practice] {adj. phr.} Not in proper condition; unable to […]

out of print
[out of print] {adj. phr.} No longer obtainable from the publisher […]

out of shape
[out of shape] or [out of condition] {adj. phr.} 1. Not […]

out of sorts
[out of sorts] {adj. phr.} In an angry or unhappy mood; […]

out of step
[out of step] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in step; […]

out of stock
[out of stock] {adj. phr.} Having none for sale or use; […]

out of the hole
[out of the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. With […]

out of the ordinary
[out of the ordinary] {adj. phr.} Outside or beyond common experience; […]

out of the question
[out of the question] {adj. phr.} Not worth considering; unthinkable; impossible. […]

out of the swim
[out of the swim] {adj. phr.} Not doing what others are […]

out of this world
[out of this world] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Wonderfully good or satisfying; […]

out of touch
[out of touch] {adj. phr.} Not writing or talking with each […]

out of tune
[out of tune] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Out of proper […]

out of whack
[out of whack] {adj. phr.}, {slang} 1. Needing repair; not working […]

over age
[over age] {adj. phr.} Too old; not young enough; above the […]

over and done with
[over and done with] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed; forgotten. * /Norm […]

over one's head
[over one's head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not understandable; beyond […]

over the hump
[over the hump] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; […]

packed (in) like sardines
[packed (in) like sardines] {adj. phr.} So tightly crowded that there […]

party to
[party to] {adj. phr.} Concerned with; participating in. * /The prosecution […]

past one's peak
[past one's peak] {adj. phr.} No longer as strong, efficient, or […]

played out
[played out] {adj. phr.} Tired out; worn out; finished; exhausted. * […]

poor as a church mouse
[poor as a church mouse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely […]

possessed of
[possessed of] {adj. phr.}, {formal} In possession of; having; owning. * […]

put to it
[put to it] {adj. phr.} Hard pressed; having trouble; in difficulty; […]

quick on the trigger
[quick on the trigger] or [trigger happy] {adj. phr.} 1. Ready […]

quick on the uptake
[quick on the uptake] {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is […]

quite a few
[quite a few] or [quite a number] also {formal} [not a […]

quite a little
[quite a little] or {informal} [quite a bit] also {formal} [not […]

red eye
[red eye] {adj. phr.} Bloodshot eyes that are strained from too […]

riding for a fall
[riding for a fall] {adj. phr.} Behaving in an overconfident way […]

rotten to the core
[rotten to the core] {adj. phr.} 1. Thoroughly decayed or spoiled. […]

saddled with
[saddled with] {adj. phr.} Burdened with; handicapped. * /The business was […]

safe and sound
[safe and sound] {adj. phr.} Not harmed; not hurt; safe and […]

scot-free
[scot-free] {adj. phr.} Without punishment; completely free. * /In spite of […]

second to none
[second to none] {adj. phr.} Excellent; first rate; peerless. * /Our […]

set in one's ways
[set in one's ways] {adj. phr.} Stubborn; opinionated; unchangeable. * /My […]

sewed up
[sewed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Won or arranged as you wish; […]

sharp as a tack
[sharp as a tack] {adj. phr.} 1. Very neatly and stylishly […]

short of
[short of] (1) {adj. phr.} 1. Less or worse than. * […]

signed, sealed, and delivered
[signed, sealed, and delivered] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed; in a state […]

slow on the draw
[slow on the draw] {adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficulty […]

snug as a bug in a rug
[snug as a bug in a rug] {adj. phr.} Comfortable; cozy. […]

squared away
[squared away] {adj. phr.} Looked after properly; tucked away; arranged. * […]

state-of-the-art
[state-of-the-art] {adj. phr.} The best and - the latest any field […]

stone-blind
[stone-blind] {adj. phr.} 1. Completely blind. * /Poor Al is stone-blind […]

stone-deaf
[stone-deaf] {adj. phr.} Completely deaf. * /Sam is stone-deaf so let […]

stuck with
[stuck with] {adj. phr.} Left in a predicament; left having to […]

stuff the ballot box
[stuff the ballot box] {v. phr.} To give more votes to […]

stuffed up
[stuffed up] {adj. phr.} Impeded; blocked. * /Our kitchen sink is […]

subject to
[subject to] {adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; […]

such-and-such
[such-and-such] {adj. phr.} Being one whose name has been forgotten or […]

sure as shooting
[sure as shooting] {adv. phr.} or {adv. phr.} Certainly, for certain, […]

sweet on
[sweet on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In love with; very fond of. […]

swelled head
[swelled head] {n.}, {informal} A feeling that you are very important […]

taper down
[taper down] {adj. phr.} To decrease; reduce. * /He has tapered […]

ten to one
[ten to one] or [two to one] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, […]

three sheets in the wind
[three sheets in the wind] or [three sheets to the wind] […]

to blame
[to blame] {adj. phr.} Having done something wrong; to be blamed; […]

to date
[to date] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Up to the present time; […]

to heel
[to heel] {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran […]

to no avail
[to no avail] or [of no avail] (1) {adj. phr.}, {formal} […]

to oneself
[to oneself] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. Without company; away from others; […]

to speak of
[to speak of] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Important; worth talking about; worth […]

to the contrary
[to the contrary] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} With an opposite result […]

to the effect that
[to the effect that] {adj. phr.} With the meaning or purpose; […]

to the fore
[to the fore] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Into leadership; out into […]

to the manner born
[to the manner born] {adj. phr.} At ease with something because […]

tongue-in-cheek
[tongue-in-cheek] {adj. phr.} In an ironic or insincere manner. * /When […]

too big for one's breeches
[too big for one's breeches] or [too big for one's boots] […]

too close for comfort
[too close for comfort] {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad […]

touch and go
[touch and go] {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. […]

under a cloud
[under a cloud] {adj. phr.} 1. Under suspicion; not trusted. * […]

under age
[under age] {adj. phr.} Too young; not old enough; below legal […]

under arrest
[under arrest] {adj. phr.} Held by the police. * /The man […]

under cover
[under cover] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Hidden; concealed. * /The prisoners […]

under wraps
[under wraps] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Not allowed to be seen […]

up a stump
[up a stump] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Stumped; blocked; mixed up or […]

up a tree
[up a tree] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Hunted or chased […]

up against it
[up against it] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Faced with a great difficulty […]

up for grabs
[up for grabs] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Available for anyone to try […]

up in arms
[up in arms] {adj. phr.} 1. Equipped with guns or weapons […]

up the creek
[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. […]

up to the chin in
[up to the chin in] or [in --- up to the […]

up-and-coming
[up-and-coming] {adj. phr.} Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious. * […]

used to
[used to] (1) {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar […]

way off
[way off] {adj. phr.} At a great distance from a particular […]

well and good
[well and good] {adj. phr.} Good; satisfactory. * /If my daughter […]

well put
[well put] {adj. phr.} Well expressed or defined. * /His remarks […]

well-off
[well-off] {adj. phr.} 1. Rich. * /They may not be millionaires, […]

wet behind the ears
[wet behind the ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not experienced; not knowing […]

wide of the mark
[wide of the mark] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Far from […]

within bounds
[within bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Inside of the boundary […]

within reason
[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good […]

worlds apart
[worlds apart] {adj. phr.} Completely different; in total disagreement. * /Jack […]

worn to a frazzle
[worn to a frazzle] {adj. phr.} To be fatigued; be exhausted. […]

worse for wear
[worse for wear] {adj. phr.} Not as good as new; worn […]

worth a cent
[worth a cent] {adj. phr.} Worth anything; of any value. - […]

worth one's salt
[worth one's salt] {adj. phr.} Being a good worker, or a […]

wrapped up in
[wrapped up in] {adj. phr.} Thinking only of; interested only in. […]