Phrases with “on” – collocations
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Excerpt 1
on business
on the increase
on the radio
on fire
on his mind
on sale
on foot
on his
on strike
on guard
on the phone
on time
Excerpt 2
The staff threatened to go ……………… if the management did notmeet their demands.
It looks as if the whole building is ……………… . There are flames everywhere.
On the other hand, he could have something ……………… . He’s not really concentrating on what he’s doing.
We had to complete the journey ……………… after the car ran out of petrol. [...]
Task
- Complete each of the sentences with one of the phrases below. Use each phrase once only:
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2 Responses to “Phrases with “on” – collocations”
Hi! There’s a mistake in the list of phrases to choose from. “on his” should read “on his own”.
A few small mistakes, glad I checked it over first and wrote my own answer sheet to check.