clip on
clip on(to) (someone or something)
To attach something to someone or something else using a clip. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clip" and "on." Clip on your ID badge before you leave so that you can get back into the building. I clipped the doctor's note onto the rest of my paperwork.
See also: clip
clip-on
1. noun An earring that clips onto the earlobe, as opposed to being inserted through a piercing. Jen never got her ears pierced, so we're going to need to find her some nice clip-ons for her wedding day.
2. noun A necktie that clips onto the collar, as opposed to being tied. When I was a kid, I used to wear a clip-on before I knew how to tie a tie.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
clip something on(to) someone or something
and clip something onto attach something to someone or something with a clip. I clipped a little name tag onto him before I put him on the plane. I clipped on a name tag.
See also: clip, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- clip on(to) (someone or something)
- clip out
- clipping
- clip (something) from (something)
- clip from
- pin back
- (someone or something) promises well
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- (have) got something going (with someone)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows