on dead dogs
Used to express that the speaker is telling the truth.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
on fleek
Flawless; perfect; spot on.
on foenem grave
With all honesty and earnestness; with placement of a claim’s validity upon the honor of one’s deceased kith and kin; on God; I swear.
on God
With all honesty and seriousness, used to make a statement honest
on it like a car bonnet
Synonym of on it (“actively working to solve a problem, etc.”).
on job
Very hardworking; dedicated to the hustle.
on like Donkey Kong
An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, bring it on, come on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.
on my life
With all honesty and seriousness; affirmatively.
on one's Jack Jones
On one's own; alone.
on one's ones
One one's own.
on paper
Of a convicted criminal: on parole.
on swole
Synonym of swole (in various senses)
on the
Every; on such a basis.
on the bash
Working as a sex worker.
on the batter
Engaged in prostitution.
on the beat
Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
on the brew
On the dole; receiving unemployment benefit.
on the bum
Living as a vagrant; homeless.
on the earie
Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news.
on the fiddle
Engaged in financially dishonest behaviour.
on the hog train
Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.
on the hop
Playing truant from school.
on the hustle
Making a living, or supplementing one's living, by petty crime.
on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
It is easy to conceal someone's identity on the Internet.
on the mop
Getting drunk; taking part in a session of drinking alcohol.
on the needle
In the habit of taking recreational drugs intravenously.
on the nod
In a stuporous state following a high from heroin.
on the nut
Not in deficit, profiting; making money.
on the other paw
Synonym of on the other hand
on the pad
Taking regular bribes.
on the Pat and Mick
Sick; out of commission due to being unwell.
on the pdq
In a speedy or fast manner.
on the razzle
Out getting drunk.
on the razzle-dazzle
Out getting drunk.
on the sauce
Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.
on the tack
Without alcohol; teetotal.
on the tap
Begging, making requests for loans.
on the turf
Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
on wheels
To a large degree, excessively.
on your horse, amigo
How are you?
once
A fan of the Korean girl band Twice.
once a man, twice a boy
Synonym of once a man, twice a child.
once a man, twice a child
A man is born as a child, grows to adulthood, and consequently enters old age, when he deteriorates and reverts to a childlike state.
once a thief, always a thief
A person found to have stolen another's property will always be marked as a thief.
once a woman, twice a child
A woman is born as a child, grows to adulthood, and consequently enters old age, when she deteriorates and reverts to a childlike state.
once an adult and twice a child
Alternative form of once an adult, twice a child.
once an adult, twice a child
One is born as a child, grows to adulthood, and consequently enters old age, when one deteriorates and reverts to a childlike state.
once burned, twice cautious
Alternative form of once bitten, twice shy.
once burned, twice shy
Alternative form of once bitten, twice shy.
once hurt, twice shy
Alternative form of once bitten, twice shy.
once on shore, we pray no more
Synonym of danger past, God forgotten
once you go black, you never go back
Once someone has had sexual intercourse with a black person they will not want to return to having sexual intercourse with nonblack people.
once you go Persian, there's no other version
Once someone has had sexual intercourse with a Persian person they will not want to return to having sexual intercourse with people of other ethnicities.
oncer
A fan of the television series Once Upon a Time.
one bad apple can spoil the barrel
One bad person or element can have a harmful influence on many others.
one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
Synonym of one bad apple can spoil the barrel.
one bad turn deserves another
One act of malice should be paid back by another act of malice.
one can run but one can't hide
There is nothing someone can do to evade something.
one can't hold two watermelons in one hand
One should not attempt to take on more than one can handle.
one can't live with them, one can't live without them
Alternative form of can't live with them, can't live without them.