on : Idioms & Phrases
Index
On a bowline
- .
(Naut.) Same asClosehauled .
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On a sudden
- . See under
Sudden .
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On a wind , ∨ On the wind
(Naut.) , sailing closehauled.
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On and on
- continuously; for a long time together. "Toiling on and on and on."
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On board , On draught , On fire , etc.
- See under
Board ,Draught ,Fire , etc.
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On it , On't
- of it. Obs. or Colloq. Shak.
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On shore
- on land; to the shore.
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On the road , On the way , On the wing
- etc. See under
Road ,Way , etc.
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On to
- upon; on; to; sometimes written as one word, onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be regarded in analogy with into.