plan on
Idioms-
Have as an aim or purpose, as in We had planned on going to the movies after dinner .
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Anticipate, prepare for, as in We planned on you to make a speech , or They hadn't planned on such a big crowd . [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
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In his address to parliament, Ramaphosa said he had directed the chiefs of the police and army to draw up a plan on where "our security forces should be deployed within the next few days".
From BBC
In terms of not being able to sell down the line, consider: If you plan on living in this house for a few years, you’ll be fine.
From MarketWatch
There’s Matt, putting up a new plan on the whiteboard.
The president announced the plan on a visit to the border town of Mandera, in Kenya's far north-east, which has a large population of ethnic Somalis.
From BBC
“Once I have the other, credit-score-impacting debt under control, I do plan on trying to pay the cash advances back,” McClain said.
From MarketWatch
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