Synonyms for on the wagon
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1. on the wagonadjective

   Synonyms:
   teetotal

   Antonyms:
   off the wagon

2. on the wagonadjective

   Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken).

   1917: Thank you, but; er I’m on the wagon, you know, declined the youth. Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Oakdale Affair

   Synonyms:
   teetotal

   Antonyms:
   off the wagon

3. on the wagonadjective

   By extension, maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit.

   He’s been on the smoking cessation wagon for two weeks now.

   Synonyms:
   teetotal

   Antonyms:
   off the wagon

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1. D. H. Lawrence:

   For whereas the mind works in possibilities, the intuitions work in actualities, and what you intuitively desire, that is possible to you. Whereas what you mentally or "consciously" desire is nine times out of ten impossible; hitch your wagon to star, or you will just stay where you are.

2. Red Buttons:

   He's a real loser. He moved into a new neighborhood and got run over by the Welcome Wagon.

3. Crimean Tatar:

   Some lively discussion are taking place with drivers. But not a single wagon is going to get by. Some drivers are waiting wondering what to do. Some are already turning back.

4. Dara Murphy:

   While other member states, given we compete for inward investment, may be jealous of the success that Ireland has had, I think to hitch the wagon to our regulatory system is inaccurate, unfounded and ill-judged.

5. Robert Stewart:

   If I'm the officer in the wagon, if the guy's hurt, I'm not taking him.