on the strength of sth
If you do something on the strength of something such as advice, you do it because you have been influenced by it or believe it:
I invested in the company on the strength of my brother's advice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- in the wake of sth idiom
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- predicate
- put all your eggs in one basket idiom
- rest
- ride
- spring
- turn on sth
- underlie
- underpin
- understanding
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