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[on the house]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. •/At the opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house./ •/Oscar was the first customer at the diner, so his lunch was on the house./

[on the increase] See: ON THE WAX. Contrast: ON THE DECREASE, ON THE WANE.

[on the job]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Working hard; not wasting time. •/Joe was on the job all of the time that he was at work./ •/The school paper came out on time because the editors were on the job./

[on the knees of the gods] See: IN THE LAP OF THE GODS.

[on the lam]{adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {slang} Running away, especially from the law; in flight. •/The bank robber was on the lam for ten months before the police caught him./ — Sometimes used in the phrase "take it on the lam". •/After a big quarrel with her father, the girl took it on the lam./

[on the level]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest and fair; telling the whole truth. •/Our teacher respects the students who are on the level with her./ •/Joyce wondered if the fortune-teller was on the level./

[on the line] See: LAY ON THE LINE or PUT ON THE LINE.

[on the lips] See: HANG ON THE WORDS OF or HANG ON THE LIPS OF.

[on the lookout]{adj. phr.} Watching closely. •/The little boy was on the lookout for his father./ •/Forest rangers are always on the lookout for forest fires./ •/The doctor is on the lookout for a new secretary./

[on the loose]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Free to go; not shut in or stopped by anything. •/The zookeeper forgot to close the gate to the monkey cage and the monkeys were on the loose./ •/All of the seniors were on the loose on "Senior Skip Day."/

[on the make]{adj.}, {slang} 1. Promiscuous or aggressive in one’s sexual advances. •/I can’t stand Murray; he’s always on the make./ 2. Pushing to get ahead in one’s career; doing anything to succeed. •/The new department head is a young man on the make, who expects to be company president in ten years./

[on the map] See: PUT ON THE MAP.

[on the market]{adj. phr.} For sale. •/In the summer many fresh vegetables are on the market./ •/The Goodwins put their house on the market in January, but they did not sell it till August./

[on the mend]{adj. phr.} Healing; becoming better. •/John’s broken leg is on the mend./ •/Mary’s relationship with Joan is on the mend./

[on die money]{adv. phr.} Exactly right; exactly accurate. •/Algernon won the lottery; the numbers he picked were right on the money./ Compare: ON THE NOSE.

[on the move]{adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Moving around from place to place; in motion. •/It was a very cold day, and the teacher watching the playground kept on the move to stay warm./ •/It was vacation time, and the highways were full of families on the move./ 2. Moving forward; going somewhere. •/The candidate promised that if people would make him president, he would get the country on the move./

[on the nose]{adv. phr.}, {informal} Just right; exactly. •/Stanley hit the ball on the nose./ •/The airplane pilot found the small landing field on the nose./

[on the other foot] See: SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.

[on the other hand]{adv. phr.} Looking at the other side; from another point of view. — Used to introduce an opposite or different fact or idea. •/Jim wanted to go to the movies; his wife, on the other hand, wanted to stay home and read./ •/Mr. Harris may still want a boy to mow his lawn; on the other hand, he may have found someone to do it./ Compare: ON ONE HAND.

[on the outs]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Not friendly; having a quarrel. •/Mary and Sue were on the outs./ •/Being on the outs with a classmate is very upsetting./ Syn.: AT ODDS.

[on the point of]{prep.} Ready to begin; very near to. — Usually used with a verbal noun. •/The coach was on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points./ •/The baby was on the point of crying when her mother finally came home./ Compare: ABOUT TO, AT THE POINT OF.

[on the Q.T.]{adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly; without anyone’s knowing. •/George and Paul formed a club on the Q.T./ •/The teachers got the principal a present strictly on the Q.T./ (from quiet.)

[on the road]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Traveling; moving from one place to another. •/When we go on vacation, we take a lunch to eat while on the road./ •/Mr. Smith is on the road for his insurance company./ 2. Changing; going from one condition to another. •/Mary was very sick for several weeks, but now she is on the road to recovery./ •/Hard study in school put John on the road to success./

[on the rocks]{adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. •/Mr. Jones' business and marriage were both on the rocks./ 2. With ice only. •/At the restaurant, Sally ordered orange juice on the rocks./

[on the ropes]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. •/The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves./ 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. •/The new supermarket took most of the business from Mr. Thomas’s grocery, and the little store was soon on the ropes./

[on the run]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In a hurry; hurrying. •/Jane called "Help!" and Tom came on the run./ •/Modern mothers are usually on the run./ 2. Going away from a fight; in retreat; retreating. •/The enemy soldiers were on the run./

[on the safe side]{adv. phr.} Provided for against a possible emergency; well prepared. •/"Please double-check these proofs, Mr. Brown," the printer said, "just to be on the safe side."/