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on the scoot

on the scoot prepositional phrase: on a drinking spree; on a bender.

Prepositional phrase

on the scoot

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) On a drinking spree; on a bender.
    • [H]e wore a collar and tie and had a gold watch, but when he got on the scoot he gravitated to characters like Athol C. Cudby and they stayed on the booze together for days.1963, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, The Scarecrow, Text Classics, published 2012, page 19

Questions about on the scoot

What does on the scoot mean?
On the scoot means on a drinking spree; on a bender.
What part of speech is on the scoot?
On the scoot is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the scoot in the dictionary

  1. on the safe side
  2. on the same page
  3. on the same wavelength
  4. on the sauce
  5. on the scene
  6. on the scoot
  7. on the scrounge
  8. on the shady side of
  9. on the shelf
  10. on the sick
  11. on the side

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