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on the panel

on the panel prepositional phrase: off work and receiving benefits because one is unwell.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, dated) Off work and receiving benefits because one is unwell.

Origin of on the panel

The "panel" was a list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare, prior to the introduction of the NHS. This phrase remained in use for some time after that.

Questions about on the panel

What does on the panel mean?
On the panel means off work and receiving benefits because one is unwell.
What part of speech is on the panel?
On the panel is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the panel in the dictionary

  1. on the outs
  2. on the outside
  3. on the outside looking in
  4. on the outside, looking in
  5. on the pad
  6. on the panel
  7. on the part of
  8. on the pat and mick
  9. on the pdq
  10. on the phone
  11. on the pill

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