on file in English

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        "In a file, as a file folder; available for reference."
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          "file folder",
          "file folder"
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          "available"
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          "reference"
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          "word": "w aktach"
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        {
          "text": "My record of complaints about your business is on file with the Better Business Bureau.",
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        "Duly submitted, accepted, or recorded."
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          "recorded",
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        "(idiomatic) Duly submitted, accepted, or recorded."
      ],
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  "word": "on file"
}

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    "English prepositional phrases",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "w aktach"
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  "word": "on file"
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"on file" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase