contraction of su la; on the

(sports, also figurative) on the defensive

(idiomatic) on paper

acting with continued vitality and success, especially in the defense of one's values or principles; in vigor

(idiomatic) in the same boat

(colloquial) to grill (to interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly)

on the basis of / according to, depending on, because of / in the wake of

in the wake of

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sulla, pelle, di. / at the peril of; by inducing danger with

broadly known and discussed; on the lips of