on the hop

Meaning

(slang, Ireland) Playing truant from school.

Spontaneous; unplanned.

Unprepared; unready and unable to deal with something.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

unready

Antonyms

primed shiftless good-for-nothing work-shy

Examples

The writer catches the changes of his mind on the hop. Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming. Growth of the soul, growth of the mind. Vita Sackville-West

Words in the phrase

on the hop

Close letter words and terms

on the hog train on the hoof on the hook on the horizon on the horn on the horns of a dilemma