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on the tap

on the tap prepositional phrase: begging, making requests for loans.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (British, slang) Begging, making requests for loans.

Questions about on the tap

What does on the tap mean?
On the tap means begging, making requests for loans.
What part of speech is on the tap?
On the tap is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the tap in the dictionary

  1. on the stump
  2. on the surface
  3. on the table
  4. on the tack
  5. on the take
  6. on the tap
  7. on the tapis
  8. on the telephone
  9. on the tenterhooks
  10. on the tenters
  11. on the tiles

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