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on one's hands
In your care or responsibility; that you must do something about.
After everyone bought tickets to the dance, the club treasurer had over $100 on his hands.
I had time on my hands before the bus came, so I bought a newspaper to read.
Mrs. Blake left her five children with me while she shopped. I could not get anything done with the children on my hands.
The electricity went off while Mother was cooking supper, and she had a problem on her hands.
on one's head
upon one's head
On one's self.
Billy had been naughty all day, but he really brought his parents' anger down on his head by pushing his little sister into a mud puddle.
When the school board fired the superintendent of schools, they brought the anger of the parents upon their heads.
on one's last legs
Failing; near the end.
Выбиться из сил, быть очень уставшим; приблизиться к концу.
I have just run 10 km and I am on my last legs!
Я только что пробежал 10 километров и я выбился из сил!
The blacksmith's business is on its last legs.
The dog is old and sick. He is on his last legs.
on one's own account
on one's own hook
For yourself; as a free agent; independently.
After they had picked out the class gift, members of the committee did some shopping on their own account.
I've gone into business on my own account.
Without suggestion or help from anyone else; without being told; voluntarily.
He called the police on his own hook.
She went job-hunting on her own initiative.
on one's part
on the part of one
Of or by you; of someone's.
The other team blamed their defeat on unfairness on the part of the referee.
When Miss Brown said I was a good student, that was pure kindness on her part.
on one's toes
stay on one's toes
keep on one's toes
Alert; ready to act; cautious.
This idiom is usually used with the verbs stay and keep.
This idiom is usually used with the verbs stay and keep.
Готовность к действию; "на чеку".
He has been on his toes so far.
Он до сего момента был готов действовать.
It’s important for all the players on a soccer team to stay on their toes.
The successful ball player is always on his toes.
We’d better keep on our toes while we’re walking along the dark portions of this street.
on pain of
under pain of
At the risk of; under penalty of.
The rebels had to swear under pain of death never to confess where their comrades were hiding.
The workers went on strike on pain of losing their jobs.
on paper
Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically.
On paper, the American colonies should have lost the Revolutionary War.
The football team lost many games, even though they looked good on paper.