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To be on about something - meaning Wed Feb 16, 2005 16:49 pm  To be on about something - meaning		  
Test No. incompl/advan-28 "Mistaken Identity", question 4

Candidate: I'm sorry I don't understand what you're ..........

(a) in about
(b) on about
(c) for about
(d) off about

Test No. incompl/advan-28 "Mistaken Identity", answer 4

Candidate: I'm sorry I don't understand what you're on about.

Correct answer: (b) on about
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what is the difference of about for & about on
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Difference between to be on about and for about Wed Feb 16, 2005 17:42 pm  Difference between to be on about and for about		  
The correct expression is what are you on about and it means, what are you talking about/what are you referring to?

You can say, I'll be out of town for about 3 weeks.
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What! Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:21 am  What!		  
What are you on about? right?
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What are you on about? Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:25 am  What are you on about?		  
Exactly.
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