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on tap definition


  1. mod.
    having to do with beer sold from a barrel or keg. : Do you have any imported beers on tap here?
  2. mod.
    immediately available. : I have just the kind of person you're talking about on tap.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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tap (so) (for (sth)) definition


  1. tv.
    to select someone for some purpose or position. : The committee tapped John to run for Congress.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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on tap

Available for immediate use, ready, as in We have two more trumpeters on tap for the parade. This metaphoric expression alludes to a beverage such as beer that is ready to be drawn from a cask. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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