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apply oneself	To put forth a concerted effort; to try; to focus.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
above the law	Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
lion	A large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
make up	To apply cosmetics or makeup.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail	With limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.	Rate it: (4.67 / 3 votes)
buckle down	To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.	Rate it: (4.50 / 8 votes)
bring to bear	To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
put in	To apply, request, or submit.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
ad artem, ad rationem revocare aliquid (De Or. 2. 11. 44)	to reduce a thing to its theoretical principles; to apply theory to a thing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
animum appellere or se applicare ad philosophiam	to apply oneself to the study of philosophy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
consilium petere ab aliquo	to apply to a person for advice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
god works in mysterious ways	Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gold plate	to apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hold true	to remain true, valid or applicable; to apply	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in litteris elaborare (De Sen. 8. 26)	to apply oneself very closely to literary, scientific work.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
intra legem	- A court's power to interpret and apply the law to achieve the most equitable result.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lean on	To apply pressure on.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
prick up	To apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
put one's mind to it	To apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
put the same shoe on every foot	To attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
put the screws	To apply pressure (to something)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
put to use	to use; to utilise; to apply	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rub in	To apply by rubbing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
scalas admovere (B. C. 3. 63)	to apply scaling-ladders.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua re	to apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sue out	To petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
throw the book at	To apply the harshest possible punishment to.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)