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　　(1) On the air：在广播中

　　That program has been on the air for 15 years now.那档节目已播放了十五年了。

　　(2) On balance：权衡轻重之后

　　(3) On the dole：接受福利金

　　In the West, unemployed workers can still survive if they are on the dole.在西方国家里，失业人员仍可以得到福利金。

　　(4) On an even keel：平稳的

　　(5) On the loose：不受拘束的

　　The cat is on the loose in an outlying island.

　　(6) On the make：热衷于追求名利

　　(7) On the mend：病情在好转件

　　The doctor said that he was on the mend.医生说他的病情正在好转。

　　(8) On the move：在活动中；在进行中

　　Science is always on the move.科学总是在进步。

　　(9) On a par with：和……平等

　　(10) On the quiet：秘密地

　　(11) On the rocks：遭受失败

　　Their marriage has been on the rocks for a couple of months.他们的婚姻触礁好几个月了,已经濒临破裂。

　　(12) on the run：在逃跑中

　　The robbers have been on the run for a week.小偷已在逃一周了。

　　(13) On a shoestring：小本经营地

　　(14) On the side：作为兼职

　　If we get good profits from the farm, maybe we could start a little business on the side.要是农场的赢利多,也许我们还可以另外做一些生意。

　　(15) On the sly：秘密地；偷偷地

　　When she thought no one was looking she opened the cupboard and took a few sweets on the sly.当她觉得没人看见时,便打开壁橱偷偷拿了几块糖。

　　(16) On the spot：当场；立即

　　Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.任何犯规的人都要立即离场。

　　(17) On tenterhooks：提心吊胆

　　(18) On the rack：极度焦虑不安

　　That is why we are on the rack.那就是我们痛苦的原因所在。

　　(19) On tap：随时可得到的

　　(20) On the cards：有可能重现的

　　(21) On edge：紧张；着急；

　　(22) On call：待命

　　(23) on the cheap：便宜的

　　He is always trying to get things on the cheap.他总是想贪便宜。