Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •I do not want a dental student practicing upon me.
•I want to learn how to braid hair. Can I practice on you?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
practice — prac|tice1 [ præktıs ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount occasions when you do something in order to become better at it, or the time you spend doing this: You will become a faster typist with practice. Waylans broke his wrist during practice and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
practice — [[t]præ̱ktɪs[/t]] ♦♦ practices 1) N COUNT You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice. Some firms have reached agreements to cut workers pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany...… … English dictionary
practice — I. verb also practise (practiced; also practised; practicing; also practising) Etymology: Middle English practisen, from Middle French practiser, from Medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare, from practica practice, noun, from Late… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rub someone’s nose in something — tv. to emind someone of something con tantly; to make a big issue about someone’s mistake. (From the practice of training a puppy by rubbing its nose in the messes it makes.) □ So I made a mistake! I wish you’d stop rubbing my nose in it. □… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Community of practice — CoP redirects here. This article is about Communities of practice . For other uses of CoP, see CoP (disambiguation). A community of practice (CoP) is, according to cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, a group of people who… … Wikipedia
pull the rug (out) from under something — pull the rug (out) from under (someone/something) to suddenly take away important support from someone. The school pulled the rug from under the local team by making them pay to practice in the school gym … New idioms dictionary
plant something on someone — 1. tv. to ide incriminating evidence on a person for later discovery and use in prosecution. (Drugs. Allegedly a police practice sed to entrap drug offenders. See also flake.) □ The cops planted snow on Bart and then arrested him for carrying it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pull the rug (out) from under someone — pull the rug (out) from under (someone/something) to suddenly take away important support from someone. The school pulled the rug from under the local team by making them pay to practice in the school gym … New idioms dictionary
mistreatment — noun the practice of treating (someone or something) badly he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother • Derivationally related forms: ↑mistreat • Hypernyms: ↑practice, ↑pattern • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
exclusionism — /əksˈkluʒənɪzəm/ (say uhks kloohzhuhnizuhm), /ɛks / (say eks ) noun the principle, policy, or practice of excluding someone or something, as excluding a certain group of people from rights or privileges, or excluding certain types of imports …
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