"on the stocks" meaning in All languages combined

See on the stocks on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the stocks, {{en-PP}} on the stocks
  1. (British) under construction Tags: British
    Sense id: en-on_the_stocks-en-prep_phrase-p8pjGz20 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (British, idiomatic) in progress, underway Tags: British, idiomatic Synonyms: on the stock
    Sense id: en-on_the_stocks-en-prep_phrase-~kTQnuI3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for on the stocks meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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