on the rocks

phrase

1

: in or into a state of destruction or wreckage

their marriage is on the rocks

2

: on ice cubes

bourbon on the rocks

Examples of on the rocks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sip one on the rocks during apéro while the sun sets, or have one with lunch or dinner on the deck or inside if the area’s famous mistral winds are blowin’ up your spot. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

But alas, eventually all involved have to get down to business and actually contend with the plot beats of Hoover’s story, which is when the movie careens off a cliff, plummeting past so-bad-it’s-good and crashing on the rocks of agonizingly dumb. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said it, along with Cal Fire, the North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District, and the Coast Life Support District responded to the report of a person on the rocks approximately 100 yards offshore. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Circling above, a bird glimpses what at first glance looks like a plump spider climbing on the rocks. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the rocks

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• chickenpox
• equinox
• firebox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks