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On the lee beamon the level
on the line
on the lookout
on the lookout for
on the loose
on the make
on the map
on the march
on the market
on the mend
on the money
on the move
On the nail
On the neck of
on the offensive
on the one hand
on the order of
on the other hand
on the outs
on the part of one
on the passage
On the point
on the prowl
on the Q.T.
on the QT
On the quarter
on the qui vive
on the quiet
on the rack
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" [syn: on the nose, on the button] adv
1: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button]
Merriam Webster's
phrasal1. a. at or to a target point< the bombs landed right on the nose >b. (1) on target; accurate(2) accurately2. to win — used of horse or dog racing bets
