on the eve of

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on the eve of something

Fig. just before something, possibly the evening before something. John decided to leave school on the eve of his graduation. The team held a party on the eve of the tournament.

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ISLAMABAD, July 09, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- The government has issued a notification of Optional Holiday for Bahais community of Pakistan on the eve of Eid-e-Rizwan falling on April 21 each year, on the recommendations of Ministry of Minorities Affairs. Optional holiday for Bahais community notified by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) 55pm Now as much a part of the NYE tradition as fireworks and Auld Lang Syne, this year's Hootenanny is just the ticket for dancing in the street as Martha Reeves And The Vandellas perform some of their greatest hits on the eve of Motown's 50th anniversary. AT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR; THE BEST SHOWS ON TV THIS NEW YEAR ROCK INTO ... by The Mirror (London, England)			on the bird on the bleeding edge on the blink on the block on the boil on the books on the borderline on the bright side on the brink on the brink of on the bubble on the button on the carpet on the case on the cheap on the contrary on the cusp on the cutting edge on the cutting room floor on the defensive on the dole on the dot on the double on the edge on the edge of seat on the eve of on the face of it on the face of the earth on the factory floor on the fast track on the fence on the firing line on the fly on the fringe on the fritz on the front burner on the front line of on the front lines of on the good side of on the heels of on the hoof on the horizon on the horns of a dilemma on the hot seat on the hour on the house on the job on the lam on the level on the line on the lookout			on the dole on the dole On the Door on the doorstep on the doorstep on the dot on the dot on the dot On the Double On the Double On the Double On the Double On the Double On the Double On the Down Low on the edge on the edge on the edge on the edge on the edge on the edge On The Edge Christian Centre On The Edge Of on the edge of seat on the edge of seat on the edge of seat on the edge of seat on the edge of seat On the Edge Watersports On the European plan on the eve of on the face of it on the face of it on the face of it on the face of it on the face of it on the face of the earth on the face of the matter on the factory floor on the fast track on the fence on the fence on the fence on the fence on the fence on the fence on the firing line on the first view On the Floor On The Floor Laughing On the Floor Laughing My Friggin' Ass Off On the Floor Rolling and Laughing On the Floor, Laughing My Ass Off on the fly on the fly on the fly on the fly on the fly On the Fly Encryption On the Fringe on the fringe of society

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