improvise on
improvise on something
[for a musician] to create a new piece of music on an existing musical theme. For an encore, the organist improvised on "Mary Had a Little Lamb." She chose to improvise on an old folk theme.
See also: on
Idioms browser
?
- ▲
- impeach for
- impinge on
- implant in
- implicate
- import
- important
- impose
- impose on
- impossible
- impostor syndrome
- impregnate with
- impress
- impress as
- impress by
- impress into
- impress on
- impress with
- impression
- imprint
- imprint on
- imprint with
- imprison in
- improve
- improve on
- improve the shining hour
- improvise on
- impute to
- in
- in (all) conscience
- in (all) fairness (to one)
- in (an amount of time) flat
- in (good, poor, etc.) nick
- in (good, poor, etc.) repair
- in (good, poor, etc.) state of repair
- in (high) hopes that
- in (just) a minute
- in (just) a moment
- in (one's) (infinite) wisdom
- in (one's) (own) back yard
- in (one's) behalf
- in (one's) birthday suit
- in (one's) blood
- in (one's) bones
- in (one's) book
- in (one's) corner
- in (one's) cups
- in (one's) day
- in (one's) dotage
- in (one's) dreams
- in (one's) element
- in (one's) eye(s)
- ▼
Full browser
?
- ▲
- improvisational
- improvisationally
- improvisationally
- improvisationally
- improvisationally
- Improvisations
- Improvisations
- Improvisations
- Improvisations
- Improvisatize
- improvisator
- Improvisatore
- Improvisatore
- Improvisatore
- Improvisatore
- improvisatorial
- improvisatorial
- improvisatorial
- improvisatory
- improvisatory
- improvisatory
- improvisatory
- Improvisatrice
- improvisatrix
- improvise
- improvise
- improvise
- improvise
- improvise
- improvise
- improvise on
- Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
- improvised
- improvised
- improvised
- Improvised Biological Device
- Improvised Chemical Device
- Improvised Device Defeat
- improvised early resupply
- Improvised explosive
- Improvised explosive
- Improvised explosive device
- Improvised explosive device
- Improvised explosive device
- Improvised explosive device
- Improvised explosive device
- Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
- Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Division
- Improvised Explosive Device Disposal
- Improvised explosive devices
- Improvised explosive devices
- improvised grenade
- Improvised Incendiary Device
- improvised mine
- improvised mine
- Improvised Music from Japan
- improvised nuclear device
- improvised nuclear device
- Improvised Rocket Launcher
- Improvised Rocket-Assisted Munition
- improvisedly
- ▼