| 单词 | on paper |
| 释义 | on paperSEE SYNONYMS FOR on paper ON THESAURUS.COM In theory, hypothetically, as in Considering casualties, on paper the Americans won the Vietnam War, or They are a good team on paper but not so in the field. This metaphoric expression contrasts something written down with concrete reality. [Late 1700s] Words nearby on paperon one's toes, on one's uppers, on one's way, on order, on pain of, on paper, on-peak, on pins and needles, on principle, on purpose, ONR The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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