Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

on the wagon
- to be not drinking alcohol (usually used for someone who has a drinking problem)
He has been on the wagon for over seven months now.
on the warpath
- to be very angry, to be looking for trouble
He is on the warpath today so you should stay out of his way.
on the way (somewhere)
- along the route to somewhere
We got something to eat on the way to the airport.
on the whole
- in general
On the whole I think that it is a good idea but I would like to study it further.
on the wrong tack
- to be under a misapprehension, to be on the wrong course of action
The leader of the meeting went off on the wrong tack and caused much confusion
among the members of the group.
on the wrong track
- to be following the wrong set of assumptions, to be going the wrong way
The police were on the wrong track when they went to question the owner of the
small store.
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