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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

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on the right track<br />

- to be following the right set of assumptions<br />

I am on the right track in my search for a good piano teacher for my daughter.<br />

on the road<br />

- to be travelling (especially as a salesman or performer)<br />

Her husb<strong>and</strong> is a salesman <strong>and</strong> is often on the road.<br />

on the rocks<br />

- to be breaking up (a relationship), to be ruined<br />

He has been married for seven years but his relationship is now on the rocks.<br />

on the same page<br />

- to be thinking similarly about something<br />

I was on the same page as my friend about our plans for a holiday.<br />

on the same wavelength<br />

- to be thinking similarly about something<br />

Everybody has been on the same wavelength for many months about the need for<br />

change in the company.<br />

on the sly<br />

- secretly<br />

We went to the restaurant on the sly so that nobody would know where we were.<br />

on the spot<br />

- to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation<br />

The man was put on the spot when the reporter asked him about the money.<br />

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