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on the canvas

on the canvas prepositional phrase: in a state of being overwhelmed, defeated, or in a challenging situation.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, informal) In a state of being overwhelmed, defeated, or in a challenging situation.

Questions about on the canvas

What does on the canvas mean?
On the canvas means in a state of being overwhelmed, defeated, or in a challenging situation.
What part of speech is on the canvas?
On the canvas is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the canvas in the dictionary

  1. on the bum
  2. on the bung
  3. on the burst
  4. on the button
  5. on the cadge
  6. on the canvas
  7. on the cards
  8. on the carpet
  9. on the case
  10. on the cheap
  11. on the clock

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