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• On the hill

  A phrase referring to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where Congress meets: “They’re debating that nuclear waste issue on the Hill today.”

• On the hog

  Related Terms eat high on the hog

• On the horizon

  Within view, not too far away, as in The analysts see a huge rise in the stock market on the horizon.

• On the hot seat

  adverb phrase In an uncomfortable situation; in a jam: You’re on the hot seat every day in that job (1960s+)

• On the hour

  At every hour exactly; one o’clock, two o’clock, and so on. For example, The shuttle to New York departs on the hour. An extension of this idiom is every hour on the hour, meaning every time the clock’s big hand reaches twelve, as in The bus passes by the house every hour on the hour.

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