on the ebb meaning

  "on the ebb" in a sentence
(figurative)
1. In decline
2. Failing

Examples

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  1. my luck is on the ebb.
  2. the minister took up the theme and discoursed mellifluously on the ebb and flow of empires.
  3. what greatness had not floated on the ebb of what river into the mystery of an unknown earth!
  4. my luck is on the ebb
  5. the reconstruction of discourse right on the ebb of ideology in global economy and its countermeasures

Related Words

        ebb:    Verb: ebb  ebFlow back or re ...
        at a low ebb:     (figurative)  In a low or w ...
        ebb and flow:    [American idiom]to decrease and then i ...
        ebb away:    Verb: ebb awayFlow back or recede - eb ...
        ebb down:    Verb: ebb downFlow back or recede - eb ...
        ebb off:    Verb: ebb offFlow back or recede - ebb ...
        ebb out:    Verb: ebb outFlow back or recede - ebb ...
        ebb-tide:     noun  The ebbing tide
        on the edge:    [American slang]Fig. very anxious and ...
        on the drip:    [British slang]on the dripPhrs. Paying ...
        on the edge of one's seat:    In a state of eager anticipation; [Ame ...
        on the double:    [American idiom]very fast. (Informal.) ...
        on the eve of:    [American slang]prep. Just before (an ...
        on the dot:    Adverb: on the dotJust as it should be ...
        on the eve of something:    [American idiom]just before something, ...
        on the dole:     (informal)  Living on unemp ...

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  2. on the dole meaning
  3. on the dot meaning
  4. on the double meaning
  5. on the drip meaning
  6. on the edge meaning
  7. on the edge of one's seat meaning
  8. on the eve of meaning
  9. on the eve of something meaning
  10. on the eve of sth meaning
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