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NOT ON

Specialty Definition: NOT ON

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Slang

Adverbial. Source: New Zealand English. Definition: Something that's not right, not a good choice or good behavior. Context: Used among the working class when one person is criticizing another. Social Source: The Kiwis. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: NOT ON

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Enmity

On bad terms, not on speaking terms; cool; cold, cold hearted; estranged, alienated, disaffected, irreconcilable.

Hate

At daggers drawn; not on speaking terms; (enmity); at loggerheads.

Refusal

Phrase: non possumus; your humble servant; bien oblige; not on your life; no way; not even if you beg on your knees.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: NOT ON

English words defined with "NOT ON": Air furnacebad guycenter, Centre, concentratefocusMarkoff process, Markov process, military reserveoff-line, offstage, off-street, on the booksparallax, porereserve, rivetunlisted, unmounted, unscheduledwide, wide of the mark, Without. (references)
Specialty definitions using "NOT ON": A/UX, attendant, self-service store, AUXChaonian Food, Civilian noninstitutional populationDecalogue, DOWN, Dying Sayingsfree vertexHair, Hairs, half cross-sectional viewJob loserskomplementaarinen metallioksidipuolijohdeLocal Apparent TimeMOS complementario, Moving the Adjournment of the HouseOppidan of EtonReceptors, Interleukin-2, red, run timeSALES ATTENDANT, Saprophytes, subject indexTramp LineWoodbury distribution. (references)
Etymologies containing "NOT ON": AphlogisticByePedestrious. (references)

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Modern Usage: NOT ON

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Your answers are not on that wall. (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Sarah is not on a good mood today, so I suggest you play nice. (Hollow Man; writing credit: Gary Scott Thompson; Andrew W. Marlowe)

But we're not on my planet, are we? (Toy Story; writing credit: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton)

Aw, c'mon, not on my glove. (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck)

I can afford a blemish on my character, but not on my clothes. (Laura; writing credit: Vera Caspary; Jay Dratler)

Movie/TV Titles

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)

Not on the Programme (1912)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: NOT ON

DomainTitle

Books

  • Dogs Deserve Dialogue: Rover Should Hang on Your Words NOT on Your Leash (reference)

  • Some of us are not on the gravy train : factors affecting the advancement of lower graded workers in the public service (reference)

  • Poems not on the underground : a parody edited by Straphanger (reference)

  • Not on your telly : the portable Kenneth Robinson (reference)

  • Not on Queen Victoria's birthday; the story of the Rio Tinto mines (reference)

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Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: NOT ON

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Which way is up? The leaves are in the water and not on the trees. Reflections on a fall afternoon. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Hanging out on the fantail for those not on watch. Note crewman in hard and life vest working on over-the-stern operations. On the NOAA Ship McARTHUR during STAR 2000 operations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Not on your tintype, Pittsy, said the Duke, and he emerged from behind the great bulk of his cousin's outer garments. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: NOT ON

AuthorQuotation

Charles W. Eliot

All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.

Dickens

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many: not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

George Herbert

Spend not on hopes.

Martha Washington

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Respect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude.

Voltaire

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: NOT ON

AuthorDateQuotation

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

The question presented in these cases must be determined not on the basis of conditions existing when the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, but in the light of the full development of public education and its present place in American life throughout the Nation. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: NOT ON

TitleAuthorQuote

Tangled Tale

Carroll, Lewis

But the question of floating depends on the present state of things, not on past history.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Who knows that Jean Valjean was not on the point of becoming discouraged and falling back to evil ways?

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: NOT ON

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Thaw meat in the refrigerator, not on the kitchen counter. (references)

Because all therapies can have risks, it is important that overtreatment (treatment based solely on platelet counts and not on symptoms) be avoided. (references)

Adults with PKU who are not on restricted diets show stable IQ scores, but also manifest poorer performance on measures of attention and speed of processing. (references)

Business

In the shipbuilding sector it is able to compete on price, but not on delivery time, with the top two shipbuilding countries -- Japan and Korea. (references)

These managers, who are almost entirely oriented toward personnel, base potential revenue on cost differentials of hours of labor and not on newer technology, the latter seen as a threat to jobs. They also demonstrate a relatively lackluster performance as business managers, eventually leading to tax and social security problems within their companies. (references)

Children

Argentina

Punishment is then determined based not on the severity of the crime under the law but on the financial ability of the guardians to provide treatment and rehabilitation. (references)

Civil Liberties

Turkey

Stations that play Kurdish songs not on the limited play list risk temporary bans or closure. (references)

Azerbaijan

Members of unregistered political parties can run for president but must be sponsored by a registered party or an independent "voters initiative group." Members of unregistered parties may run for Parliament, but only as independents in a direct constituency, not on a party list. (references)

Economic History

India

The sale of some items not on the USML has occurred to the Indian military. (references)

Laos

LAOS IS NOT ON THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE'S PRIORITY WATCH, WATCH, OR SPECIAL MENTION LISTS FOR COUNTRIES FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE IPR PROTECTION. (references)

The Netherlands

This system means that members represent the whole country--rather than individual districts as in the United States--and are normally elected on a party slate, not on a personal basis. (references)

Political Economy

SWITZERLAND

Switzerland is not on the U.S. Special 301 List. (references)

MOROCCO

Morocco is not on the Special 301 Watch List or Priority Watch List. (references)

SOUTH AFRICA

It is a broad based strategy for achieving price stability, centered on an analysis of price developments and not on some reference value for monetary growth. (references)

Trade

Brazil

Computers and peripherals were not on the list. (references)

Pakistan

Goods not on the negative list may be freely imported. (references)

Ireland

If the product is not on the control list, it can then be exported under a general license. (references)

Travel

Morocco

Moroccan women are becoming more involved in business activities, although not on a large scale. (references)

Ukraine

Air travel within Ukraine is often unreliable, with unpredictable schedules and service not on par with Western standards. (references)

Philippines

Sanitary conditions in the Philippines are not on par with those in the U.S. Uncooked food and unboiled water should be avoided. (references)

Women

Zimbabwe

However, a "binding over" order (an order to appear in court to respond to an accusation of violent behavior) is issued based only on actual physical abuse and not on threats of violence. (references)

Worker Rights

Honduras

The employment of children under the legal working age in the maquiladora sector may occur, but not on a large scale. (references)

Nigeria

Ghost workers (who appear on the employment rolls but not on the job) remained a significant problem that was not addressed fully during the year. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian. Thou shalt no God but me adore: 'Twere too expensive to have more. No images nor idols make For Robert Ingersoll to break. Take not God's name in vain; select A time when it will have effect. Work not on Sabbath days at all, But go to see the teams play ball. Honor thy parents. That creates For life insurance lower rates. Kill not, abet not those who kill; Thou shalt not pay thy butcher's bill. Kiss not thy neighbor's wife, unless Thine own thy neighbor doth caress Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete Successfully in business. Cheat. Bear not false witness -- that is low -- But "hear 'tis rumored so and so." Cover thou naught that thou hast not By hook or crook, or somehow, got. G.J.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: NOT ON

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Chuck Hagel

Well, all I can tell you is that they are part of an administration, and either they're on the team or they're not on the team.

Linda Thompson

Met Priscilla. But only a couple of times. Priscilla was really not on the scene as much as people might assume.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: NOT ON

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825Although this practice may from its nature be considered temporary or contingent, it is not on that account less injurious in its effects.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953We must base our policies not on unreasoning optimism or pessimism but upon a candid recognition of our objectives and upon a careful analysis of foreseeable trends.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981I would hope that the nations of the world might say that we had built a lasting peace, built not on weapons of war but on international policies which reflect our own most precious values.

George W. Bush

2001-2005We'll be deliberate, yet time is not on our side.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions: NOT ON

Expressions using "NOT ON": not on any terms not on speaking terms not on time not on your life not on your nelly!. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: NOT ON

Language Translations for "NOT ON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏على الإطلاق (by no means, not on your life), ‏أبدا (always, at all, eternally, ever, never, no, no way, not a bit, not at all, not in the least, not on your life). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

riidassa (at variance, not on good terms). (various references)

   

French

  

pas tout fait (not on your life), pas du tout (certainly not, in no way, no way, none, not, not a bit, not at all, not in the least, not on your life, nothing), pari autre que sur le champ de course (not on-course bet). (various references)

   

German

  

nicht unmittelbar auf Rennplätzen abgeschlossene Wette (not on-course bet), unpünktlich (not on time, tardy, unpunctual). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בשום אופן (by no means, in no way, not on your life, noway, on no account). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nem az életedre (not on your life), szó sem lehet róla (not on your life), semmiképpen sem (in no shape, not on your life), semmiképpen (no way, nohow, none, not on any account, noway, nowise, on no accounts), semmiféle körülmények között (not on any account, on no accounts), semmi esetre sem (in no case, not on any account, noway, on no account, on no accounts, on no consideration). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

luput (not on target, overshoot, slipped away). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otnay onay

   

Romanian

  

cu nici un preţ (never in my life, not on any terms). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

de ninguna manera (by no means, certainly not, in no way, no way, not anywise, not at all, not in the least, not likely, not on your life, nothing doing, noway, noways, of no account, on no account, under no circumstances). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

aldrig i livet (no way, not on your nelly). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

jet (in disagreement, not on good terms). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: NOT ON

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 13, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintApokriqeiV de o arcisunagwgoV aganaktwn oti tw sabbatw eqerapeusen o ihsouV elegen tw oclw ex hmerai eisin en aiV dei ergazesqai en tautaiV oun ercomenoi qerapeuesqe kai mh th hmera tou sabbatou
Latin405VulgateRespondens autem archisynagogus indignans quia sabbato curasset Iesus dicebat turbae sex dies sunt in quibus oportet operari in his ergo venite et curamini et non in die sabbati
Old English990West Saxonþa gebealh se duguðe ealdor hine forþam þe se hælend on restedæge hælde and sæde þam menegum; Syx dagas synt on þam gebyrað þæt man wyrce. cumað on þam and beoð gehælede. and na on restedæge;
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the prince of the synagoge answerde, hauynge dedeyn for Jhesus hadde heelid in the sabat; and he seide to the puple, Ther ben sixe dayes, in whiche it bihoueth to worche; therfor come ye in these, and `be ye heelid, and not in the daie of sabat.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd the ruler of the sinagoge answered with indignacion (be cause that Iesus had healed on the saboth daye) and sayde vnto the people. Ther are sixe dayes in which men ought to worke: in them come and be healed and not on the saboth daye.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: NOT ON

LanguageLuke Chapter 13, Verse 14
CebuanoApan ang punoan sa sinagoga nasuko tungod kay si Jesus nag-ayog masakiton sa adlaw nga igpapahulay, ug miingon sa mga tawo, "Aduna bayay unom ka adlaw nga niini ang mga tawo kinahanglan magabuhat; panganhi kamo niining mga adlawa ug magpaayo, ug dili sa adlaw nga igpapahulay."
CroatianNadstojnik sinagoge - ozlovoljen što je Isus u subotu izlijeèio - govoraše mnoštvu: " est je dana u koje treba raditi! U te dakle dane dolazite i lijeèite se, a ne u dan subotni!"
DanishMen Synagogeforstanderen, som var vred, fordi Jesus helbredte på Sabbaten, tog til Orde og sagde til Folkeskaren: "Der er seks Dage, på hvilke man bør arbejde; kommer derfor på dem og lader eder helbrede, og ikke på Sabbatsdagen!"
DutchEn de overste der synagoge, kwalijk nemende, dat Jezus op den sabbat genezen had, antwoordde en zeide tot de schare: Er zijn zes dagen, in welke men moet werken; komt dan in dezelve, en laat u genezen, en niet op den dag des sabbats.
FinnishMutta synagoogan esimies, joka närkästyi siitä, että Jeesus paransi sapattina, rupesi puhumaan ja sanoi kansalle: "Kuusi päivää on, joina tulee työtä tehdä; tulkaa siis niinä päivinä parannuttamaan itseänne, älkääkä sapatinpäivänä".
FrenchMais le chef de la synagogue, indigné de ce que Jésus avait opéré cette guérison un jour de sabbat, dit la foule: Il y a six jours pour travailler; venez donc vous faire guérir ces jours-l , et non pas le jour du sabbat.
GermanDa antwortete der Oberste der Schule und war unwillig, daß Jesus am Sabbat heilte, und sprach zu dem Volk: Es sind sechs Tage, an denen man arbeiten soll; an ihnen kommt und laßt euch heilen, und nicht am Sabbattage.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKepala rumah ibadat itu marah, bahwa Yesus menyembuhkan orang pada hari Sabat, karena itu ia berkata kepada orang-orang, "Ada enam hari untuk bekerja; datanglah pada hari-hari itu untuk disembuhkan, jangan pada hari Sabat!"
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka gusarlah hati penghulu rumah sembahyang itu sebab Yesus menyembuhkan orang pada hari Sabbat, lalu katanya kepada orang banyak, "Ada enam hari yang patut orang bekerja; sebab itu patut di dalam hari itulah orang datang akan disembuhkan, tetapi jangan pada hari Sabbat."
LatvianBet sinagogas priekðnieks, saîdzis, ka Jçzus dziedinâja sabatâ, sâka runât ïaudîm, sacîdams: Ir seðas dienas, kurâs jâstrâdâ; tanîs nâciet un dziedinieties, bet ne sabatâ!
Manx GaelicAs dreggyr fer-reill yn synagogue lesh jymmoose, er-yn-oyr dy row Yeesey er lheihys er laa yn doonaght, as dooyrt eh rish y pobble, Ta shey laa ayn ry-hoi gobbraghey: er ny laghyn shen er-y-fa shen tar-jee dy ve er nyn lheihys, as cha nee er laa yn doonaght.
MaoriNa, he riri nona mo Ihu i whakaora i te hapati, ka korero te rangatira o te whare karakia, ka mea ki te mano, E ono nga ra e tika ai te tangata te mahi: hei reira koutou haere mai ai kia whakaorangia; kauaka i te hapati.
NorwegianDa tok synagoge-forstanderen til orde - han var vred over at Jesus helbredet på sabbaten - og han sa til folket: Det er seks dager til å arbeide i; kom derfor på dem og la eder helbrede, og ikke på sabbatsdagen!
PortugueseEntão o chefe da sinagoga, indignado porque Jesus curara no sábado, tomando a palavra disse multidão: Seis dias há em que se deve trabalhar; vinde, pois, neles para serdes curados, e não no dia de sábado.   
RumanianDar fruntawul sinagogii, mkniat cq Isus sqvkrwise vindecarea aceasta kn ziua Sabatului, a luat cuvkntul, wi a zis norodului: ,,Sknt wase zile kn cari trebuie sq lucreze omul; veniyi dar kn aceste zile sq vq vindecayi, wi nu kn ziua Sabatului!``
ShuarTura Jesus ayampratin tsawantai tsuaru asamtai, iruntai jea uuntri kajek iruntrarmia nuna Tímiayi "Sais tsawantin takaschatniukait; ayampratin tsawantai Tsuámartaj tusarum Táchatniuitrume. Sais tsawant ana nui Tátiniaitrume."
SpanishY respondiendo el principal de la sinagoga, enojado de que Jesús hubiese sanado en sábado, decía a la gente: --Seis días hay en la semana en los cuales se debe trabajar. Venid, pues, en estos días y sed sanados, y no en el día de sábado.
SwahiliLakini mkuu wa sunagogi alikasirika kwa sababu Yesu alikuwa amemponya siku ya Sabato. Hivyo akawaambia wale watu walikusanyika pale, "Mnazo siku sita za kufanya kazi. Basi, fikeni siku hizo mkaponywe magonjwa yenu; lakini msije siku ya Sabato."
SwedishMen det förtröt synagogföreståndaren att Jesus på sabbaten botade sjuka; och han tog till orda och sade till folket: "Sex dagar finnas, på vilka man bör arbeta. På dem mån I alltså komma och låta bota eder, men icke på sabbatsdagen.
UmaNgkai ree, kamoroe-nami pangkeni tomi posampayaa toei, apa' Yesus mpaka'uri' tauna hi Eo Sabat. Toe pai' na'uli' mpo'uli' -raka tauna to wori': "Ono eo, eo pobagoa-ta. Hi eo toe, ma'ala-koi tumai mpopepaka'uri', neo' hi Eo Sabat!"

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: NOT ON

Misspellings

"NOT ON" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: noton. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: NOT ON

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "n-n-o-o-t"

-1 letter: noon, onto, toon.

-2 letters: noo, not, oot, ton, too.

-3 letters: no, on, to.

 Words containing the letters "n-n-o-o-t"
 

+1 letter: notion, ponton, wonton.

 

+2 letters: connote, fronton, nonstop, notions, pontons, pontoon, wontons.

 

+3 letters: botonnee, conation, confront, conjoint, connoted, connotes, conodont, continuo, donation, downtown, entozoan, entozoon, frontons, kenotron, monition, monotint, monotone, monotony, nonactor, nonmetro, nonpoint, nonquota, nonstory, nontonal, nontoxic, nonvoter, noontide, noontime, notation, notional, notornes, notornis, notturno, novation, ontogeny, opponent, pontoons, rotenone, snooting, sonorant, spontoon, troponin, zonation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: NOT ON


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 4F 54      4F 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01001111 01010100 00100000 01001111 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#79 &#84 &#32 &#79 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 004F 0054      004F 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

48495424948

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Spoken
10. Quotations: Speeches
11. Expressions
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Derivations
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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