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on a pair

on a pair prepositional phrase: describing the status of a batsman who has made a duck in the first innings, and is yet to score in the second.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Describing the status of a batsman who has made a duck in the first innings, and is yet to score in the second.

Questions about on a pair

What does on a pair mean?
On a pair means describing the status of a batsman who has made a duck in the first innings, and is yet to score in the second.
What part of speech is on a pair?
On a pair is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on a pair in the dictionary

  1. on a lark
  2. on a loose end
  3. on a losing wicket
  4. on a mission
  5. on a need-to-know basis
  6. on a pair
  7. on a par
  8. on a pinch
  9. on a plate
  10. on a platter
  11. on a promise

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