on a hunch

With or based on a strong intuition (about something), rather than absolute knowledge. I opened the cabinet underneath the sink on a hunch that we'd find the keys there. On a hunch, I'd say that the president is likely to veto the bill.

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on (one's) tod
on (one's) toes
on (one's) uppers
on (one's) watch
on (one's) way
on (one's/its) knees
on (someone's or something's) (own) merits
on (someone's) behalf
on (someone's) part
on (someone's) wrong side
on (the) air
on (the) production of (something)
on (your) home ground
on a
on a (subject or activity) kick
on a cloud
on a collision course
on a diet
on a dime
on a first-name basis
on a fool's errand
on a full stomach
on a handshake
on a hiding to nothing
on a high
on a hunch
on a knife-edge
on a lark
on a limb
on a losing wicket
on a par with
on a par with (someone or something)
on a pedestal
on a pedestal, put
on a plate
on a platter
on a power trip
on a promise
on a rampage
on a razor's edge
on a regular basis
on a roll
on a shoestring
on a short leash
on a side note
on a silver platter
on a sixpence
on a slippery slope
on a sticky wicket
on a string
on a tangent
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on a chip
on a chip
On a clean up
on a cloud
on a collision course
on a diet
on a dime
on a dime
on a dime
on a dime
on a dime
on a fast track
on a first-name basis
on a fool's errand
on a footing with
on a full stomach
on a full stomach
on a full stomach
on a full stomach
on a full stomach
on a full stomach
on a handshake
on a hiding to nothing
on a hiding to nothing
on a hiding to nothing
on a hiding to nothing
on a hiding to nothing
On a High
on a higher floor
on a higher floor
on a hunch
on a kick
on a kick about something
on a knife edge
on a knife-edge
on a lark
on a level with
on a level with
on a level with
on a level with
on a level with
on a limb
on a losing wicket
on a lower floor
On a mat appear
On a mat appear
On a Mission
on a moment's notice
On a par
On a par
on a par with
on a par with
on a par with
on a par with
on a par with
on a par with
on a par with (someone or something)
on a par with her
on a par with him
on a par with it
on a par with me
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