on the sick in English

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          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "In receipt of any of various current or former sickness, disability or incapacity benefits"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, colloquial) In receipt of any of various current or former sickness, disability or incapacity benefits"
      ],
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          "word": "on the Pat and Mick"
        }
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  "word": "on the sick"
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  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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        "British English",
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases"
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      "glosses": [
        "In receipt of any of various current or former sickness, disability or incapacity benefits"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, colloquial) In receipt of any of various current or former sickness, disability or incapacity benefits"
      ],
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        "UK",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "on the Pat and Mick"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on the sick"
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"on the sick" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase