Ma'anar ƙamus na "a kan gadi" shine a faɗake, a faɗake, da kuma shirye don yin aikin tsaro ko don kare kai daga haɗarin haɗari ko hari. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi azaman shiga tsakani don faɗakar da wani ya yi hankali ko a hankali.
