Phrase guide
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Synonym of on it (“actively working to solve a problem, etc.”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
Qualifier: simile
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: on it
Antonyms: none provided
History
From English on it with the fanciful elaboration like a car bonnet, the latter part chosen because it rhymes with the first part.
