单词 | on deck |
释义 | on deckSEE SYNONYMS FOR on deck ON THESAURUS.COM Available, ready for action, as in We had ten kids on deck to clean up after the dance. [Slang; second half of 1800s] In baseball, scheduled to bat next, waiting near home plate to bat, as in Joe was on deck next. [1860s] Both usages allude to crew members being on the deck of a ship, in readiness to perform their duties. Words nearby on deckOncovin, Oncovirinae, oncovirus, OND, Ondaatje, on deck, on demand, ondes Martenot, ondine, onding, on dit The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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