on about
idiom
British, informal + disapproving
: talking about
I haven't a clue what you're on about!
She is always on about the importance of exercise.
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The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, a union that represents remote-control operators, said remote locomotives are used on about six miles of track in Detroit and three miles in Toledo, Ohio.
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Decisions have been made on about 30 of the 58 books that Superintendent Cynthia McCabe ordered removed from Carroll County school library shelves last September amid challenges from the Carroll County chapter of Moms for Liberty.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2024
Repaving work on about 4 miles of Interstate 93 began May 5, and requires intermittent closures in both directions, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
The average board member serves on about 3.5 committees.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
The prices on about 1,500 items have already been cut, and all the remaining price changes will be in place by the end of the summer.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Prices are already reduced on about 1,500 items, according to a news release, with more to come over the summer.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024
Nieman also has found that snacking on about 40 almonds per day for four weeks before heavy exercise contributed to less muscle damage.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 17 May 2024
The administration has been reviewing tariffs on Chinese goods since President Biden took office – steep duties on about $370 billion of imports from China each year, put in place by former President Donald Trump as one of his signature policy moves.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 10 May 2024
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Decisions have been made on about 30 of the 58 books that Superintendent Cynthia McCabe ordered removed from Carroll County school library shelves last September amid challenges from the Carroll County chapter of Moms for Liberty.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2024
Repaving work on about 4 miles of Interstate 93 began May 5, and requires intermittent closures in both directions, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
The average board member serves on about 3.5 committees.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
The prices on about 1,500 items have already been cut, and all the remaining price changes will be in place by the end of the summer.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Prices are already reduced on about 1,500 items, according to a news release, with more to come over the summer.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024
Nieman also has found that snacking on about 40 almonds per day for four weeks before heavy exercise contributed to less muscle damage.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 17 May 2024
The administration has been reviewing tariffs on Chinese goods since President Biden took office – steep duties on about $370 billion of imports from China each year, put in place by former President Donald Trump as one of his signature policy moves.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 10 May 2024
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