"on the tap" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the tap, {{en-PP}} on the tap
  1. (British slang) Begging, making requests for loans. Tags: British, slang Related terms: tapped out
    Sense id: en-on_the_tap-en-prep_phrase-OblIEEZE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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