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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE BLINK

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE BLINK

on the air
on the alert
on the back burner
on the back foot
on the baker´s list
on the ball
on the beam
on the block
on the books
on the bot
on the bounce
on the brain
on the breadline
on the bum
on the button
on the cadge
on the cards
on the carpet
on the chance
on the cheap

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE BLINK

blink
bobolink
clink
data link
downlink
eyeblink
hot link
hyperlink
iceblink
interlink
link
missing link
permalink
rail link
relink
slink
snowblink
the missing link
unlink
uplink

Synonyms and antonyms of on the blink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ON THE BLINK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «on the blink» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of on the blink

Translation of «on the blink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE BLINK

Find out the translation of on the blink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the blink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the blink» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在闪烁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en un abrir y cerrar
570 millions of speakers

English

on the blink
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पलक पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على طرفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на мгновение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em um piscar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চোখ পিট পিট করার উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur le clignotement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada kedutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

im Eimer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

点滅し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깜짝 할 사이 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing blink
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên chớp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்மூடித்தனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झेंडा वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Göz kırptığında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in un batter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w mgnieniu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на мить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe clipi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για την αναλαμπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die knip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på blink
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på blinke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the blink

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE BLINK»

The term «on the blink» is very widely used and occupies the 6.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE BLINK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the blink

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE BLINK»

Discover the use of on the blink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the blink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... extremely quickly ♢ There was a huge "boom" and in the blink of an eye the buildings were gone. on the blink not operating well ♢ The computers in the accounting department are always on the blink and the bills don't get paid on time. block ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Selective attentional modification of blink reflexes Here we review studies showing the effect of selective attention on the blink reflex and examine how the development of the arousal attention system in young infants modulates this selective ...
Charles Alexander Nelson, Monica Luciana, 2001
3
Black Enterprise
When Your Computer Goes On The Blink After functioning flawlessly for a year or two, suddenly your com- puter quits. Of course it happens during the worst possible time, just as you're about to print the mailing list you've worked on all month.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
on the blink informal When a machine is on the blink, it is not working correctly. blinker /'blin.ka'/ ® /-ka>/ ▻ noun LIGHT© 1 [C] us a light on the outside of a vehicle which turns on and off quickly to show other people you are going to turn in ...
‎2008
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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Reidenbach H-D (2006) Results of Investigations on the Blink Reflex as a Protective Means against Laser and LED Radiation: A Description Based on Fundamental Psychophysical Laws. Proceedings Second European IRPA Congress on ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010
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Roget's Thesaurus of Phrases
on the ball one's fingertips, available, convenient, handy, on deck, ready on the ball alert, alive, attentive, awake, on one's toes, on the job, on top of, ready, sharp , vital, wide-awake, with it on the blink bonkers, broken, faulty, haywire, ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2001
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
B1, 9th December 2000 blink noun < on the blink 1 broken, not functioning US, 1899 • “Our car's on the blink,” she said. “I took a bus.” — Robert Campbell, Juice, p. 104, 1988 • My car was on the blink, so Mr. De Wilde politely asked if he could  ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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The Influence of Attention, Learning, and Motivation on ...
Why would such a dramatic difference in difficulty of T1 have no effect on the blink? We suggested that this was because the blink is about the effort the participant expects to have to exert in advance of the trial—an ACS that is about how much ...
Michael D. Dodd, John Flowers, 2012
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Early 1900s] on the blink Also, on the bum or fritz. Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive—our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Dry Eye Disease: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and ...
... hyperosmolarity of the tear film and the progressive development of a symptomatic evaporative dry eye.2 Restoration of the tear film occurs immediately following a blink, so the ability to maintain a regular tear film depends on the blink rate.
Penny A. Asbell, Michael A. Lemp, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE BLINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on the blink is used in the context of the following news items.
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Essential holiday tech
It has an extra audio-in jack for anyone whose Bluetooth is on the blink. GoPro Hero+ LCD - €330 from camera shops. GoPro mini-camcorders ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Bobcats face battle royal
... around Grafton this week compounded the issue, with the message not reaching all and sundry due to mobile phones being 'on the blink'. «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Jul 15»
3
YC demo, heavy downpour throw city traffic haywire
Similarly, at MP Nagar Square, police had to regulate traffic manually as electronic traffic signals went on the blink. Long queues of vehicles, ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
4
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, review: 'just plain bad'
The tone lurched into teen drama or sci-fi, then back to disaster movie, as if the narrative sat-nav was on the blink. Fin roped in a succession of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Power projects on the blink despite clearances by government
Once a haven for infra major investment, power sector is now bereft of capital flow. Past delays still haunt the sector, and there are fears that Rs ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
6
CarCharging and Hamister Group Provide Electric Car Charging …
Blink's free membership offers drivers discounted charging fees on select public EV chargers on the Blink Network, the software that operates, ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
7
Future Proof: Mervue Laboratories chases market gaps
... it went on the blink,” he said. After initial success locally selling into the west Cork co-ops and Southern Milling, the company looked overseas ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Charging in the City: 2015 & 2016 Chevy Spark EVs in LA Road Test
One day at West Hollywood's EV-friendly Plummer Park (three free hours of charging on the Blink network), we met a lovely young woman fresh ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
9
Ten years of Arroyo, five years of Aquino
The rains result in the disappearance of traffic aides from the streets, and oftentimes, traffic lights at vital intersections go on the blink. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Really digging these savings
The rents are basically backed by the Government, there are zero vacancies and if the hot water service goes on the blink you don't get a ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

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