on the nose
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～ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
on the spot
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～ without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
on the contrary
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～ contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
off the beaten path
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～ not along the usual route; "in order to experience something different, you need to go off the beaten path"
on the coattails
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～ immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from; "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor's coattails"
on the spot
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～ at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"
on the spot
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～ in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"
on the fly
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～ while in motion; "he caught the punt on the fly"
on the dot
— Biord
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～ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
on the fly
— Biord
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～ on the run or in a hurry; "she wrote those letters on the fly"
the least bit
— Biord
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～ in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly"
round the clock
— Biord
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～ without stopping; "she worked around the clock"
into the bargain
— Biord
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～ in addition; over and above what is expected; "He lost his wife in the bargain"
like the devil
— Biord
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～ (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"
theatrically
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～ in a stagy and theatrical manner; "`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically"
theatrically
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～ in a theatrical manner; "theatrically dressed"
thematically
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～ with regard to thematic content; "thematically related"
and then some
— Biord
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～ and considerably more in addition; "it cost me a week's salary and then some"
every now and then
— Biord
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～ occasionally; "every so often she visits her father"
now and then
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～ sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"