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To be on about something - meaning



 
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To be on about something - meaning #1 (permalink) Wed Feb 16, 2005 15:49 pm   To be on about something - meaning		  
Test No. incompl/advan-28 "Mistaken Identity", question 4

Candidate: I'm sorry I don't understand what you're ..........

(a) in about
(b) on about
(c) for about
(d) off about

Test No. incompl/advan-28 "Mistaken Identity", answer 4

Candidate: I'm sorry I don't understand what you're on about.

Correct answer: (b) on about
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what is the difference of about for & about on
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Difference between to be on about and for about #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 16, 2005 16:42 pm   Difference between to be on about and for about		  
The correct expression is what are you on about and it means, what are you talking about/what are you referring to?

You can say, I'll be out of town for about 3 weeks.
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What! #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:21 am   What!		  
What are you on about? right?
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What are you on about? #4 (permalink) Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:25 am   What are you on about?		  
Exactly.
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