what's on
Definition
› used to mean 'what is happening'. This phrase is often used as the title of the part of a newspaper that tells you about events and entertainment happening in the next week or month.Expressions used to describe situations
(Definition of what's on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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what's cooking? idiom
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what's done is done idiom
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what's eating sb? idiom
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what's it worth (to you)? idiom
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what's more idiom
- what's on idiom
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what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
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what's sth in aid of? idiom
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what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
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what's the betting? idiom
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what's the big idea? idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) idiom
- all things being equal idiom
- be in sb's shoes idiom
- be in the same boat idiom
- by the skin of your teeth idiom
- c'est la vie exclamation
- if it's not one thing, it's another idiom
- it's a funny old world idiom
- it's a small world idiom
- it's just one of those things idiom
- join the club! idiom
- that's life! idiom 1
- that's the way the cookie crumbles idiom
- the boot/shoe is on the other foot idiom
- the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) idiom
- thing noun (IDEA/EVENT)
- wake up and smell the coffee idiom
- what's done is done idiom
- you can't win 'em all idiom
- zero-sum adjective
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