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heavy as a dead donkeyVery heavy.Rate it:

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just a heavy dewLight rain or mist in IrelandRate it:

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make heavy weatherTo make progress only with difficulty.Rate it:

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hang heavyOf time or a time period: to seem to pass slowly; to crawl.Rate it:

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heavy goingthe going is wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on)Rate it:

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heavy goingboring, tediousRate it:

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heavy goingdifficult of progressRate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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heavy hitterA person of considerable importance who is a major decision maker or capable achiever; an especially significant organization or an especially functional object.Rate it:

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heavy hitterIn any sport, a strong, physical player who is particularly effective.Rate it:

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heavy hitterA player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.Rate it:

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heavy liftingThe most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.Rate it:

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heavy-footedSlow-moving.Rate it:

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heavy-heartedsad, melancholic.Rate it:

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heavy-heartedSad, melancholy.Rate it:

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hot and heavyPassionate.Rate it:

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hot and heavyEnthusiastic.Rate it:

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make heavy going ofto make heavy weather ofRate it:

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make heavy weather ofTo overcomplicate things, to make things appear worst than they are.Rate it:

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top heavyunbalancedRate it:

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top-heavy with drinkdrunkRate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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c'est à vous de parlerIt is your duty to speak.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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solid as a rockExtremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move.Rate it:

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to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic:Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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dust bunnyA small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:

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take overTo adopt a further responsibility or duty.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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knock out of the boxTo cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.Rate it:

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war brideA woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.Rate it:

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whiskey dickImpotence caused by heavy drinking.Rate it:

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ab officio abduci, avocarito let oneself be perverted from one's duty.Rate it:

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ab officio discedereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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army volunteerTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.Rate it:

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baggageHeavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.Rate it:

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be preparedTo always be in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty (motto of the Boy Scouts and pioneers).Rate it:

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beyond the call of dutyAlternative form of above and beyond the call of duty.Rate it:

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c'est un ouvrage de longue haleineIt’s a long job, a heavy piece of work.Rate it:

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cohors, quae in statione estthe cohort on guard-duty.Rate it:

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contra officium est c. Inf.it is a breach of duty to...Rate it:

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cop-outAvoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.Rate it:

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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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DDUInitialism of Delivered Duty Unpaid.Rate it:

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de, ab officio decedereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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diligentem esse in retinendis officiisto be exact, punctual in the performance of one's duty.Rate it:

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do the honorsPerform a duty.Rate it:

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do the honoursPerform a duty.Rate it:

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doss aboutTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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