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it's on

it's on phrase: a conflict or competition is starting or has just started.

Phrase

it's on

  1. (colloquial) A conflict or competition is starting or has just started.
    • Oh, it's on now, for sure. Those boys are about to get smoked real good.
    • [A man from a competing gang throws a drink in Fred's face, just before a fight begins.]
      Fred Alger (Mel Tormé): It's on!1959: Girls Town (film)
  2. (colloquial) Something good or interesting is starting or has just started.
    • Oh, it's on now, for sure. Those ribs are about to get smoked real good.
    • Oh why do I feel the way I do?
      When all I can think about is you
      What was it in a line that made me fall for you
      Do you know
      Why I'm diggin diggin diggin diggin on you
      […]
      diggin on you
      It's on like that
      diggin diggin diggin diggin on you1994, TLC, “Diggin' on You”, in CrazySexyCool, performed by TLC

Questions about it's on

What does it's on mean?
It's on means a conflict or competition is starting or has just started.
What part of speech is it's on?
It's on is a phrase.

Words near it's on in the dictionary

  1. it's not what you know but who you know
  2. it's not what you know but whom you know
  3. it's not what you say but how you say it
  4. it's not you, it's me
  5. it's nothing
  6. it's on
  7. it's only a matter of time
  8. it's only a question of time
  9. it's raining
  10. it's snowing
  11. it's someone's funeral

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