on the spur of the moment
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"
on the sly
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"
on the button
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
off the cuff
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ without preparation; "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
on the average
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
on the face of it
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"
on the side
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side"
off the record
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ not for quotation; "he spoke to the reporter off the record"
on the one hand
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ from one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
on the nose
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
on the spot
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
on the contrary
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
off the beaten path
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ not along the usual route; "in order to experience something different, you need to go off the beaten path"
on the coattails
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ 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
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ 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
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"
on the fly
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ while in motion; "he caught the punt on the fly"
on the dot
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
on the fly
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ on the run or in a hurry; "she wrote those letters on the fly"
operating theater
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"