preposition
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be onto a winner (= doing something that is likely to be successful )
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The company seems to be onto a winner .
burst onto the...scene
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The band burst onto the music scene in 1997.
come onto the market
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a revolutionary new drug that has just come onto the market
get onto a subject (= happen to start talking about it )
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We somehow got onto the subject of detective stories.
keep/hold onto a seat ( also retain a seat formal ) (= not lose it in an election )
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He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.
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Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.
log onto a computer (= start using it by typing a password )
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Next time you log onto your computer, you will have to use a new password.
shift the blame (onto sb) (= blame someone else for something you did )
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She always tried to shift the blame onto her brother.
walk on stage/onto the stage
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The audience broke into applause as soon as he walked on stage.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be onto a good thing
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When he first invested in the company, he knew he was onto a good thing.
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His senses told him he was onto a good thing and his senses were rarely wrong.
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Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are onto a good thing.
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Maybe he thought he was onto a good thing.
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Multiply that up by two or three hundred stores, and you will see he was onto a good thing.
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The plots were essentially the same; like any successful entrepreneur, Alger knew when he was onto a good thing.
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They felt they might be onto a good thing.
be onto a good thing
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His senses told him he was onto a good thing and his senses were rarely wrong.
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Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are onto a good thing .
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Maybe he thought he was onto a good thing .
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Multiply that up by two or three hundred stores, and you will see he was onto a good thing .
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The plots were essentially the same; like any successful entrepreneur, Alger knew when he was onto a good thing .
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They felt they might be onto a good thing .
cast light on/onto sth
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The convergence of the techniques will cast light on perspectives and how they are controlled.
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The different ways in which superantigens activate T cells casts light on the pathogenesis of infectious disease.
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The incident has cast light on the creeping privatisation of the drug war.
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The investigation explores the possibility of using probate inventories to cast light on this and related questions.
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We use this to cast light on a metaphor of which we are given no other interpretation.
on/onto the defensive
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He was tense now - on the defensive .
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It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage, on the defensive .
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Motta always put him on the defensive .
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The conference, held in a Protestant church, found Daley and his group on the defensive .
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The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.
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This immediately puts the farmer on the defensive and reinforces the public's perception of them as a complaining, dissatisfied group.
set sb on/onto sb
shift the blame/responsibility (onto sb)
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A third means of avoiding responsibility consists of shifting the blame to even higher officials.
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He had to shift the blame, find a sacrificial victim.
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Her comments on Radio Derby came as Tories tried to shift the blame for Britain's economic ills elsewhere.
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In other words that they were shifting the blame.
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It shifts the blame to belief.
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Leaving the abusive marriage, or divorcing him, will be branded desertion or a sin, shifting the blame to her.
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Penney also shifted the responsibilities and titles of several other executives in different regions.
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Time after time, ministers have tried to shift the blame for rising unemployment to the down-turn in the world economy.
shovel sth into/onto sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I don't like it when the cat jumps onto my lap.
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Nancy walked onto the stage and took the microphone in her hand.
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Sara stepped carefully onto the ice.
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Spoon the mixture onto the top of the cake and spread it evenly.