It's just not on. We can't go breaking into another lawyer's office. I mean . . . it's just not something you can do.
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Not on
Synonyms for "not on" (2 found)
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Verb(1 words)
switch off lights
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Noun(1 words)
turned off lights
Sample sentences
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A feature of a situation may be influencing us although we do not realize it. From the agent's point of view the motivational power and direction of a consideration may not even be recognized. We often do not know why certain choices are just not on, and others so strangely attractive.
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2003, Dan Connell (author), Lionel Cliffe and Basil Davidson (introduction), Taking on the Superpowers: Collected Articles on the Eritrean Revolution, 1976-1982, page 325, After a week or so, he and I determined that walking hundreds of miles behind guerrilla lines under these conditions was just not on for him, and he packed his equipment to return home.
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