1.b> i> 1) / i> -; a house on the hill ; a picture on the wall ; a painting on glass ; on the surface of the water ; on page four ; there was deep snow on the ground ; a ring on the finger ; a rucksack on one's back / ; the look on his face ;
2) i> -; logs floating on the water / ; a fly walked on the ceiling ;
3) i> -, -, -; he threw the papers on the table ; the light shone on us / ; to kiss smb. on the lips / on the mouth / ; to strike on the neck ; to pat smb. on the hand / ; to knock on the door ; to head on (to) the south / ; the window opens on (to) the street ;
4) i> -, -; on the Continent ( i>); on the horizon ; on the street .i> ; on the veranda ; on the border , ; on the Thames ; a cottage on a lake ; ; to border on smth. ; he sat on my right side ; on the right side of the road ; houses on either side of the street ;
5) ( ):i> Burton-on-Trent --; Stratford-on-Avon --; Frankfurt-on-the-Main ;
6) i> -, -; on the east , ; on the west , ;
2.b> i> 1) i>; on Monday ; on Tuesday week , ; on the next / following / day ; on any day ; on the day of my arrival ;
2) :i> on the 1st of May ; on or about the 12th ; on and after the 15th ;
3) -i>, -i>; . i>; on the morning of the 3rd of March , ; on a rainy autumn evening ; on a dark night ;
4) i> , ; on the death of his friend ; cash on delivery , i> / ; on reaching home / ;
5) i> , ; on a trip , [. .i> 8 3)]; on his rounds , ;
3.b> () :i> I have no money on me ; a pistol was found on him ;
4.b> , , , .. i> , , -; a decision [a debate] on smth. [] ; agreement on smth. / ; a book on birds ; a satire on society ; a lecture on history ; to write [to speak] on smth. / i> [];
5.b> i> 1) i> -, -; on certain conditions / terms / ; on the condition that , ; on credit , ; ; on one's own responsibility ; to borrow money on mortgage ;
2) , i> , -; , -; . i>; on that ground / , ; on principle ; on the occasion of his birthday ; he was arrested on a charge of murder ; it was done on an order from the Home Office ; to pride oneself on smth. / ; to congratulate smb. on smth. ; on medical evidence ; to act on smb.'s advice ; , ; it was based on a fact ; on impulse , ; on suspicion , ; on the first occasion ; ;
3) i> -, -; on hearsay - ; to have smth. on good authority / ;
4) , .. / i> -, -; interest on one's capital ; a profit on the sale of i> ; a tax on the cylinder capacity ( i>);
6.b> i> 1) i> on the cheap ; on the quiet .i> , , ; on the sly , ; on a sudden , ; all on a tremble , ;
2) i> -; on the telephone ; on television ; to hear a song on the radio ;
3) i> -, -, -; on an ocean liner / ; on board a ship , ; on a truck ; on a train , ; on horseback , i> ; on tiptoe ;
4) .i> -; on one's feet / legs / ; on one's knees ; to spin / to turn / on one's heel / ; to lean on smb., smth. / / ;
7.b> i> 1) , i> -; . i>; to play on an organ ; he played something on the violin ; to cut one's finger on a knife ; to dry one's hands on a towel ; to count smth. on one's fingers ; to take a dog on a lead / ; her dress caught on a nail ;
2) .i> -; the machine runs on oil [electricity] [] ;
8.b> i> 1) , , . i> -, -;i> he was a broker on the exchange ; to be on the committee ; ; to be on the staff ; to work on a paper ; he is on the "Daily Mail" " " ;
2) , . i> -;i> to be on the list ; on the programme ; on the repertoire ;
3) / i> -, -; on leave ; on sick-leave ; on half-pay ; on trial , ; on one's trial ; to be on strike ; to be on a trip , [. .i> 2 5)]; to be on fire , ;
4) / i> -, -; on business ; to send smb. on an errand i> / i> ; on duty ; ;
5) / i> -; on good [on bad] terms [] ; not to be on speaking terms with smb. , ; to be on a friendly footing with smb. ; ;
9.b> i> 1) i> -; . i>; to live on one's earnings ; to live on one's parents' ;
2) i> -; . i>; to live on vegetables ; they lunched on cutlets ;
10.b> , , .. i> -; to spend money [time] on smth. [] ; to put money on a horse (i>);
11.b> i> 1) i> -, ; to work on smth. ; to be fair [unfair] on smb. [] ; pity on smb. ; to have mercy on smb. / ; it was hard luck on him ; ; to take vengeance on smb. ; an attack / an assault / on smb., smth. , ; to confer a degree on smb. ; to confer a reward on smb. ; to impose a fine on smb. ; to complain / to tell / on smb. / ; a burden on smb. / ; a strain on smb. i> ; hard work told on him / ; he was operated on ;
2) , :i> a check on a bank ;
3) , , ..:i> she locked the door on him i> i> / i> ; don't hang up on me , ! don't die on me, please! !
12.b> i> 1) , :i> , , ..i> -; to rely [to count] on smb., smth. , [ ]; to depend on smb., smth. , ;
2) (), , , . i>; to be keen / mad / on music / ; he was bent / determined / on making money ;
13.b> i> -, ; miles on miles ; ; loss on loss ; ;
14.b> i> , ; just on a year ago ; just on 5 ;
15.b> . :i> to fall on sleep , ;
16.b> :i> on account ofb> , , ; on no accountb> ; on an / the / averageb> ; on behalf (of )b> / i> ; on behalf of the whole group ; on the contraryb> ; on the one handb> ; on the other handb> ; on smb.'s partb> ; on the point ofb> ; we were on the point of leaving, when he came , ; on the spotb> , ; ; they hired him on the spot / ; it put me on the spotb> .i> / ; on timeb> , ; on the minuteb> ; ; on the instantb> , , , ; on the wholeb> , ; on my word of honourb> (); on footb> , [. .i> foot Ir> 1 1)]; to turnb> one's back on smb.b> ; ; ; to drop in on smb.b> / ; to have something on smb.b> ) ; ) ; I have nothing on him / ; to be on smb.b> ) ; you can't see him until you're on him , ; ) : i>. this is on me , / ; to take it out on smb.b> ; don't take it out on me, it's not my fault , / ; . -i>.