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Idioms beginning with "O"
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[on the button] {adv., adj.}, {slang}
At the right place; at the heart of the matter.
John's remark was right on the button.
Compare: [ON THE DOT].
[on the cheap] {adv. phr.}
Inexpensively; on a tight budget.
She buys most of her clothes on the cheap in secondhand stores.
[on the contrary] {adv. phr.}
Exactly the opposite; rather; instead.
The principal thought that the children went to the zoo; on the contrary, they went to the bakery.
"You don't like football, do you?" "On the contrary, I like it very much."
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[on the cuff] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Agreeing to pay later; to be paid for later; on credit.
Peter lost the money that Mother gave him to buy meat, and the store would not let him have meat on the cuff.
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[on the dole] {adv. phr.}
Drawing unemployment benefits.
When Jim lost his job he got on the dole and is still on it.
[on the dot] also [on the button] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Exactly on time; not early and not late.
Susan arrived at the party at 2:00 P.M. on the dot.
Ben's plane arrived on the dot.
[on the double!] {adv. phr.}
Hurry up!
"Let's go! On the double!" the pilot cried, as he started up the engine of the small plane.