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On The Air
On The Air : On Carey Street : If someone is on Carey street, they as heavily in debt or have gone bankrupt. Once For All : Finally Decidedly I wish to settle this dispute once for all.
On Good Terms :
If people are on good terms, they have a good relationship.
Ram and Vijaya are not on good terms with their neighbours.
On Hold :
If something is on hold, no action is being taken.
The Head Office has put on hold all transfer orders till March.
On Ice :
If plans are put on ice, they as delayed and no action will be taken for the foreseeable future.
On Pins and Needles :
If you are on pins and needles, you are very worried about something.
On Tenter Hooks :
In suspense
This means that someone is waiting impatiently and excitedly for something.
The audience remained on tenter hooks till beauty was saved from the beast.
On The Air :
Wireless transmission
The prime minister will be on the air at 9 P.M.
On The Altar Of :
On religious grounds
Subash Chandra Bose laid down his life on the altar of his motherland’s freedom.
On The Anvil :
Under discussion
Crop insurance scheme is right now on the anvil in the cabinet meeting.
On The Ball :
If someone is on the ball, they are well informed and know what is going on in their area of responsibility and interests.
On The Blink :
If a machine is on the blink, it is not working properly or is out of order.
The computer is on the blink. I suspect the processor has to be changed.
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