for the most part
— Adverb
– English
～ in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive"
for the asking
— Adverb
– English
～ on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking"
by the day
— Adverb
– English
～ one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem"
below the belt
— Adverb
– English
～ in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
by the bye
— Adverb
– English
～ introducing a different topic; "incidentally, I won't go to the party"
by the piece
— Adverb
– English
～ one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece"
out of the blue
— Adverb
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～ in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"
on the Q.T.
— Adverb
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～ in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"
one after the other
— Adverb
– English
～ following one another in quick succession
off-the-clock
— Adverb
– English
～ overtime without extra compensation; "she often has to work off-the-clock"
on the other hand
— Adverb
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～ (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"
on the QT
— Adverb
– English
～ in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"
on the spur of the moment
— Adverb
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～ 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
— Adverb
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～ in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"
on the button
— Adverb
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～ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
off the cuff
— Adverb
– English
～ without preparation; "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
on the average
— Adverb
– English
～ typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
on the face of it
— Adverb
– English
～ 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
— Adverb
– English
～ without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side"
off the record
— Adverb
– English
～ not for quotation; "he spoke to the reporter off the record"