on the anvil in English

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      "expansion": "on the anvil",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "on the anvil",
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    },
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      "expansion": "on the anvil",
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"on the anvil" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase