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Definition of on (one's) plate
on (one's) plate
- as one's current responsibility.
Give the new account to Jones. He doesn't have a lot on his plate right now.
Citation from "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair", Family Guy (TV), Season 9 Episode 12 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope", Up All Night (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 25 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'on': | |
| Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic. | |
| Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event. | |
| Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction. | |
| Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of". | |
| Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on". | |
| Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone. | |
| Definitions include: to be involved with. | |
| Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
Other terms relating to 'plate': | |
| Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: "mate", i.e. friend. | |
| Definitions include: to eat all the food on one's plate. | |
| Definitions include: to put the smack down. | |
| Definitions include: to have a lot on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: rhyming slang for mate. | |
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