on the beat
Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
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on the blob
Menstruating; on one's period.
on the brew
On the dole; receiving unemployment benefit.
on the bum
Living as a vagrant; homeless.
on the bung
Not working properly; kaput.
on the button
Exactly right or punctual.
on the cadge
Engaged in begging for money.
on the club
Temporarily away from work, usually due to sickness, supported by sickness benefit.
on the crook
In a crooked or dishonest manner.
on the earie
Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news.
on the fiddle
Engaged in financially dishonest behaviour.
on the fly
Carried out during the running of a program without interrupting.
on the grog
Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.
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 horns of a dilemma
Faced with a decision involving equally unfavourable alternatives.
on the hurry up
At top speed; as fast as possible.
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 lash
Out drinking socially; usually involving heavy alcohol consumption.
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 nick
Engaged in theft.
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 piss
Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.
on the razz
Out getting drunk.
on the razzle
Out getting drunk.
on the razzle-dazzle
Out getting drunk.
on the road
Not in prison.
on the rob
Engaged in theft.
on the same wavelength
Be in agreement.
on the sauce
Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.
on the side of the angels
On the side of what is right.
on the sniff
In search of a sex partner.
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 the turps
Drinking alcohol to excess.
on the wallaby track
out of work; unemployed
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 in a blue moon
Very rarely; almost never.
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.
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