on : Idioms & Phrases


On a bowline

  • . (Naut.) Same as Closehauled.
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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.
Webster 1913