on loan

on loan

Given to someone on a temporary basis. We've got a backhoe on loan from Mike's construction company to help dig a ditch through the field at the back of the house. We're delighted to announce that we will have The Mona Lisa on loan from the Louvre.
See also: loan, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on loan (from someone or something)

[of possession] temporarily granted by someone or some group. This lovely painting is on loan from the Kimble Museum for the rest of the year.
See also: loan, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • dig (deep) into (one's) pocket(s)
  • dig down
  • dig (something)
  • give (someone) a dig
  • give a dig
  • give someone a dig
  • dig this
  • die in the last ditch
  • chip off the old block
  • chip off the old block, a