| English | Russian |
| be hovering on a precipice | замереть на краю пропасти (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be hovering on a precipice | зависнуть на краю пропасти (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be on the alert | не дремать |
| drive on | погонять |
| get on one's wick | раздражать кого-то (mahavishnu) |
| go on a pilgrimage | паломничать |
| jar on someone's nerves | трепать чьи-н. нервы |
| lay on | возлагать (impf of возложить) |
| on a platter | на тарелке |
| on all fronts | по всем фронтам (We are being attacked on all fronts. • In the fall of 1944, the Allies were driving hard and the Germans were falling back on all fronts. • Second, I pledge to you that we will keep this economy growing, as I have indicated, moving forward on all fronts, as it has not moved forward ever in our history. 4uzhoj) |
| on all fronts | по всем направлениям (Second, I pledge to you that we will keep this economy growing, as I have indicated, moving forward on all fronts, as it has not moved forward ever in our history. 4uzhoj) |
| on first-name terms | на "ты" (knowing each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title: He's on first name terms with the president. • My accountant was so bad I am now on first name terms with the tax department. • Let's drop the formalities and go to first name terms. 4uzhoj) |
| on first-name terms | на ты (4uzhoj) |
| on that point | на этот счёт |
| on the account of | на счёт |
| on the threshold of | в преддверии |
| place on | возлагать (impf of возложить) |
| place on the sidelines | отправить на скамью запасных (4uzhoj) |
| put on a mask | маскироваться (impf of замаскироваться) |
| put on a mask | замаскироваться (pf of маскироваться) |
| put on the track | наводить на след |
| set someone on his/her feet | поднимать на́ ноги |
| spur on | подшпоривать (impf of подшпорить) |
| spur on | подшпорить |
| step on someone's foot | наступать кому-либо на́ ногу |
| urge on | подстегнуть (pf of подстёгивать) |
| urge on | подстёгивать |
| urge on | погонять |
| witter on | без конца молоть чепуху (mahavishnu) |
