long on

Noun

Meaning

long on (plural long ons)

(cricket) a fielding position on the leg side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

My patience has dreadful chilblains from standing so long on a monument. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Short on glamour and long on tragedy. Quentin Reynolds

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders. Baltasar Gracián

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. Romanian Proverb

A creaking cart goes long on the wheels. English Proverb

Long on hair, short on brains. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

long o long odds long off long oo long outdated long overcoat