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on hold
в ожидании, во временной задержкеThe construction of the dwelling house is on hold because the construction company has run out of money.
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on ice
быть отложенным или замороженнымOur plans were put on ice, and we are afraid that no action will be taken for the foreseeable future.
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on impulse
(что-либо) незапланированноеMy brother purchased a digital camera on impulse.
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on land
на сушеThe sea was very rough, and we wished we were on land.
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on line
в Интернете, он лайнThere are a lot of tests in various fields of knowledge on line.
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on location
на натуре (о съёмках фильма)The movie was shot on location in the Alps.
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on medication
на медикаментозном лечении (постоянный приём лекарств)My Grandma suffers from diabetes and has been on medication for many years.
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on no account
ни под каким видом, ни в коем случаеOscar would on no account have mentioned the fight with his best friend.
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on occasion
изредка, время от времениI stay with my relatives in the country on occasion.
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on one's best behavior
(быть) чрезвычайно вежливымI told my son to be on his best behavior when we went to visit my friend.
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on one's chest
(тяжело) на душеZeta had many problems on her chest, but she was reluctant to confide in anyone.
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on one's coat-tails
в результате чьих-либо усилийThis deputy was elected on his rich sponsors' coat-tails.
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on one's guard
осторожный, бдительныйI saw that Tim was on his guard, but I didn't know the reason of his cautiousness.
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on one's high horse
важничать, относиться пренебрежительноI don't like Eva; she is always on her high horse and never has any regard for other people.
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on one's honor
честно и искреннеAlec is absolutely trustworthy; he is on his honor when he looks after the money of the shipbuilding company.
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on one's own
самостоятельноMy sister is married and lives on her own.
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on one's own time
в свободное времяMy boss told me to make my personal phone calls on my own time but not at work.
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on one's person
(иметь) при себеThe drug dealer had a certain amount of heroin on his person when he was arrested.
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on one's shoulders
чья-либо ответственностьPaul prefers to put the failure of his undertakings on someone else's shoulders.
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on order
(доставка) по заказуThe department store has a lot of things on order.
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on par with (someone or something)
быть на равнее с кем-либо \ чем-либоThe travel agencies in London are on par with the best ones in New York.
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on pins and needles
быть как на иголках, нервничатьSofia has been on pins and needles all day; she is very worried about her son.
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on purpose
с умыслом, намеренноSomebody must have left the door unlocked on purpose.
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on schedule
по расписаниюThe train was supposed to arrive on schedule, but it was late.
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on second thought
изменять решение, "ещё раз подумав"On second thought Jack decided not to join the army.
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on shaky ground
шаткое, неустойчивое положениеSam Willow's position in the firm had been on shaky ground for a long time before he decided to resign.
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on speaking terms with (someone)
в дружеских отношениях с кем-либоMy friend quarreled with his mother-in-law, and hasn't been on speaking terms with her ever since.
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on standby
в ожиданииWe had been on standby for train tickets for a week before we finally got them.
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on target
цель, плановое заданиеThe pharmaceutical company is on target to have its best year of sales ever.
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on the air
быть в эфире, передаваться по радио или телевизоруThe talk show had been on the air for a rather short period of time because it turned out to be quite dull.
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on the alert (for someone or something)
быть бдительным, зорко следить за кем-либо \ чем-либоThe police were on the alert for the bank robbers.
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on the average
в среднемOn the average the employees in this bank work thirty-six hours per week.
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on the ball
быть умным и способнымThe boy is on the ball and can easily do difficult sums.
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on the bandwagon
присоединяться (к чему-либо, что делают другие)Most men in our company are on the bandwagon to play paintball game.
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on the beam
нормальный, правильный, (попасть) в точкуWhat the Dean said about the attendance was right on the beam.