on the part of

English

Prepositional phrase

on the part of

1. Synonym of on one's part
   • 1951 October, “Notes and News: Bromsgrove Tombstone Damaged”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:

     Only one [tomb] stone was damaged (the Scaife one), and this took place on Friday, March 2, 1951, as a result of hooliganism on the part of two boys.

References

• “on the part of (someone)”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.