"on the sick" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} on the sick
  1. (UK, colloquial) In receipt of any of various current or former sickness, disability or incapacity benefits. Tags: UK, colloquial Synonyms: on the Pat and Mick
    Sense id: en-on_the_sick-en-prep_phrase-3~LWafIJ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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