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What does "on" do here? Is it common to use the expression "raise on"?

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Rebecca

The preposition "on" is used here to mean by doing something for a continuous time. The phrasal verb "raise on" is used to express the meaning of someone growing up doing something a certain way. "On" is always put after "raise" to describe the way in which something has been done during the time someone was raised. Ex: I was raised on rock music. Ex: He was raised on a farm, so he loves animals.

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