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IdiomBand 7–8Toofey picks
on the horizon
/ɒnðə həˈraɪzən/
meaning
About to happen.
- “Big changes are on the horizon for public transport.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))