Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

on board
- to be on a ship/plane or similar form of transportation
We got on board the airplane just before they closed the doors.
on call
- to be available to be called to go to work
His job is to repair computers and he is always on call.
on campus
- to be on the grounds of a college or university
We often go to a small coffee shop on campus after our classes.
on cloud nine
- to be very happy
She has been on cloud nine since she decided to get married last month.
on consignment
- being sold in a store by someone who still owns the goods
We went to the store to buy some baby furniture that was on consignment.
on credit
- to be purchased by using credit
I purchased the stereo on credit.
on deck
- to be on the deck of a boat or a ship
When we were on the ship we spent most of the time on deck.
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