O
Idioms beginning with "O"
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Contents of O:
[on deposit] {adv. phr.}
In a bank.
I have almost $500 on deposit in my account.
The children save their pennies and each month place them on deposit.
[on die money] {adv. phr.}
Exactly right; exactly accurate.
Algernon won the lottery; the numbers he picked were right on the money.
Compare: [ON THE NOSE].
[on duty] {adj. phr.}
Doing one's job; supervising.
Two soldiers are on duty guarding the gates.
There is always one teacher on duty during study hour.
Contrast: [OFF DUTY].
[on easy street] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Having enough money to live very comfortably; rather rich.
After years of hard work, the Grants found themselves on easy street.
Jim's novel was a success and put him on easy street.
Compare: [IN […]
[on edge] {adj. phr.}
Excited or nervous; impatient.
The magician kept the children on edge all through his show.
We were all on edge as we listened to the TV for news of the election results.
* /Father was on edge after driving home through […]
[on end] {adj. phr.}
Seemingly endless. — Used with plural nouns of time.
Judy spent hours on end writing and rewriting her essay.
During July and August there was no rain for weeks on end.
[on faith] {adv. phr.}
Without question or proof.
He said he was twenty-one years old and the employment agency took him on faith.
He looked so honest that we accepted his story on faith.
[on file] {adv. phr.}
Placed in a written or electronic file; on record.
We are sorry we cannot hire you right now but we will keep your application on file.