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on tap
Idioms and Phrases
Available for immediate use, ready, as in We have two more trumpeters on tap for the parade . This metaphoric expression alludes to a beverage such as beer that is ready to be drawn from a cask. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
After a very slight cool down on Monday, more toasty temperatures are on tap for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service.
In Instagram videos from her Venice kitchen, she cheers on residents while giving updates on tap water and power poles.
A Terry Riley premiere is also on tap.
There’s not the luxury of time to rewatch that footage with the Broncos on tap in four days.
Also on tap, new oil and gas exploration, including on 1.6 million acres near the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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