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Phrasal On-Onto
Phrasal preposition On-Onto
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Act ON >>> The police acted on the information received from spy on this case | To take action because of something like information received |
| Acts ON >>> Disprin only acts on infected tissue of the brain | Affect |
| Alight ON >>> After many failed attempts, he alighted on an idea to become successful | To find or think |
| Bash ON >>> I would better bash on with my work. | To continue working hard |
| Bear ON >>> This decision bears directly on our lives. | To have an effect |
| Carry ON >>> We’re all going to carry on as if nothing has happened. | Keep doing |
| Catch ON >>> He is quick to catch on things. | To understand |
| Cheat ON >>> He was the last to know that she had been cheating on him. | To be unfaithful to your partner |
| Cheer ON >>> The crowd cheered the runners on | encourage |
| Clamp ON >>> The army clamped on a curfew after the riots. | Force to do |
| Dawn ON >>> The answer finally dawned on me. | Came as first thought |
| Decide ON >>> We haven’t decided on a date for a wedding yet. | To choose |
| Descend ON >>> I am descending on to my village next week. | To arrive somewhere |
| Dine ON >>> We dined on a diet of soup and green leafy vegetables. | To eat a particular type of food |
| Discourse ON >>> News reporters were able discoursed at great length on the COVID-19 | To talk for a long time on a subject |
| Dote ON >>> Parents dote on their children. | To show great love to Sb ignoring their faults |
| Drag ON >>> Indian television serials often drag on for years. | Last longer than they should |
| Dream ON >>> Do you want a car ? Dream on . | used to tell Sb that you are certain that what they have Just said would not happen |
| Drive ON >>> My father drove on until we reached the destination. | Continue driving without stopping or stopping for a very short time |
| Drone ON >>> The teacher droned on for hours about the uses of medicines. | To talk continuously about sth in a very boring way |
| Dwell ON >>> You should stop dwelling on the past and move on. | To think or talk about sth for too long |
| Egg(them) ON >>> The other lads were egging them on to fight. | Especially them foolish or wrong |
| Embark ON >>> Nadir traveled for a year, before embarking on graduate studies | To start to do |
| Encroach ON >>> Asma tried to prevent her work from encroaching too far on her private life. | Tune personal life, to begin to affect |
| Expand ON >>> Could Ali expand on your earlier statement ? | To give more information |
| Fall ON >>> He fell on the drawings and examined them closely. | To be the responsibility or duty of a particular person |
| Fatten ON >>> She fattened her gaze on him. | If your eyes fasten on sb/sth |
| Fax(sth) ON >>> Please email or fax this on to a friend. | To send a fax |
| Get(it) ON >>> The topic of the discussion was not attractive; the audience was finding it difficult to get it on . | Become interested |
| Goad(sb) ON >>> They goaded him on to break the door. | To drive and encourage someone to do sth |
| Hang ON >>> He requested his friend to hang on for a while. | Wait |
| Harp ON >>> He’s always harping on the same theme. | Keep talking about |
| Hinge ON >>> My whole career could hinge on the results of these exams. | Depends on |
| Hit ON >>> She hit on an idea for raising money. | Think a plan |
| Hold ON >>> Hold on for a while, let me complete my discussion. | Wait for a short time |
| Impact ON >>> Parents’ behavior left a significant impact on their children. | Have significant effect |
| Impinge ON >>> She didn’t allow her problem to impinge on her work. | Have a strong effect |
| Impose ON >>> The government has imposed new Standard Operating Procedures on people keeping forth changing circumstances. | Force something |
| Impose(sth) ON >>> Management has imposed its rules on workers. | Force |
| Improve ON >>> The British girl improved on her best performance. | Achieve better |
| Inform ON >>> One of the gang informed on the rest. | Give evidence |
| Infringe ON >>> The media is accused of infringing on people’s privacy. | Limit freedom |
| Insist ON >>> Before going to school the girl insisted on chocolate. | Demand strongly |
| Jump ON >>> Jumped on the bus and went to the theatre. | To board a public transport vehicle/to attack someone verbally |
| Keep ON >>> He kept on trying and succeeded in the end. | Continue |
| Latch ON >>> He speaks a lie but I latched on his situation at this time. | Understand, often after a long time. |
| Lay ON >>> They lay on the buffet dinner at the meeting. | Organize, supply. |
| Lean ON >>> Parents have leaned on the child to become a successful person. | Put pressure on someone to get them to do what you want. |
| Leap ON >>> Employers have leaped on to increase the sales of products. | Show interest in or try to use something to your advantage |
| Leave ON >>> He must be Leaving on for college by next Monday. | Not turn off. |
| Let ON >>> A criminal person let on because of police remand. | Tell a secret |
| Move ON >>> He moved on to another company because of their salary package. | Change the subject of your job. |
| Operate ON >>> He was operated on for two hours. | Perform surgery. |
| Pass ON >>> I will pass on this page to you in some time. | Place into the hands |
| Put ON >>> It's quite cold so you'd better put on your coat. | To wear |
| Quit ON >>> My friends quit on me when things got too rough. | To stop doing something |
| Ramble ON >>> I almost fell asleep when he started rambling on about his childhood | Talking for a long time in a boring or confusing way |
| Save ON >>> I am saving up the battery of my phone so that it lasts long | To use less of something |
| Stake ON >>> He staked his reputation on and decided to support the strike | A share in something |
| Switch ON >>> Switch on the TV, there's a weather forecast in a few minutes | To turn on something by turning or pushing a button |
| Take ON >>> Our company wants to take on two new programmers | To begin or to do something |
| Try ON >>> Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better | To put on |
| Turn ON >>> Turn on the TV, the game starts in a few minutes | To start something |
| Urged ON >>> The Manchester fans urged there team on | To encourage someone |
| Waffle ON >>> He waffled on for ages about his garden | To talk or write a lot about without giving any information |
| Wait ON >>> She was waiting on my decision | To wait until arrives or until is available |
| Weigh ON >>> The debt burden weighs heavily on the government | To make feel worried |
| Yak ON >>> Will you please stop yakking on ? | Talk continuously |
| Yammer ON >>> She yammered on and on about her diamonds | Talk continuously ( same expression) |
| Yank ON >>> He yanked on for an hour | Talk continuously, in an annoying way |
| Hang ON TO >>> Do not worry! Hang on to that tree. | Keep a hold on |
| Fasten(sth) ON/ONTO >>> The blame hasn’t been fastened on anybody yet. | To direct fillings such as blame hope |
| Elaborate ON/UPON >>> Ahmed said he was resigning but not elaborate on his reason. | Detailed way |
| Enlarge ON/UPON >>> I will enlarge on this point later. | To say or write more about sth |
| Enter ON/UPON >>> In 2001, he entered upon a turbulent political career. | To make a start on sth |
| Rely ON/UPON >>> He relies on her common sense in situations like this one | To be dependent |
| Face ONTO >>> The front bedroom faces onto the main road. | If a room or a building faces onto sth |
| Latch ONTO >>> Pollution control through latched onto friendly environment strategies. | Connect to something |
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