glue on

glue on(to) (something)

To use glue to adhere something to something else. When "on" is used, a noun or pronoun can be used between "glue" and "on." Have you glued those pictures onto the poster yet? No, it's fine, I'll glue the lace on. Do you think we can just glue the handle back onto the pitcher?

See also: glue

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glue something on(to) something

 and glue something to something; glue something on

to attach something to something else with cement. Please glue the binding onto this book. Someone pulled it off. Please glue on the binding.

See also: glue, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.