American & Australian, informal

to have a feeling of anger that gradually increases.

As he heard more about the plan to develop the area for industrial use he started doing a slow burn.

• be on the threshold of
• be on the threshold of doing something
• be on the threshold of something
• be on the tip of tongue
• be on the tip of your tongue
• be on the wagon
• be on the warpath
• be on the wing
• be on the wrong end of
• be on the wrong end of something
• be on the wrong side of
• be on the wrong track
• be on thin ice
• be on to a good thing
• be onto a winner
• be on top of the world
• be on uppers
• be on your best behaviour
• be on your guard
• be on your last legs
• be on your mettle
• be on your tail
• be on your uppers
• be open to
• be open to abuse