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success is a journey not an eventsuccess is a life long journeyRate it:

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blessed eventAn occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.Rate it:

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blessed eventThe birth of a baby.Rate it:

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success is a journey not an eventSuccess is a life long journeyRate it:

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key upTo produce nervous tension in.Rate it:

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key offTo take as a controlling input datum.Rate it:

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a golden key can open any doorSufficient money can accomplish anything.Rate it:

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key upTo raise the pitch of.Rate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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under lock and keyImprisoned with little or no chance of escape.Rate it:

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key downTo relax.Rate it:

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key inenter dataRate it:

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key intoTo grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something; to get it.Rate it:

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key upTo raise off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:

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skeleton keyA key in a hotel (or used by a thief) that opens all the doors in the premises.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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buy the rumor, sell the factA phrase often cited by stock traders that explains price declines that occur after an anticipated positive event has happened.Rate it:

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domino effectAn accumulation of events where one event is triggered by the previous eventRate it:

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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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it figuresUsed to indicate that a preceding event or statement by another is an unsurprising accompaniment of known facts and circumstances.Rate it:

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lightning never strikes twice in the same placeA lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.Rate it:

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on the booksFinished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record; any completed task, accomplishment, or event that has been documented or recorded in some way.Rate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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water over the damAn event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.Rate it:

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zero hourThe set time for an action, event, vital decision, or decisive change to take place; the hour at which a planned military operation is scheduledRate it:

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a cold day in hellAn event that will never happen.Rate it:

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cold readingThe technique, or an instance, of using likely guesses and assumptions, then narrowing in on any positive responses, in order to give the impression of having information about a person or event.Rate it:

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four score and seven years agoAs an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.Rate it:

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wonder of wondersA happening, an event, a pleasing circumstance, results beyond one's wildest dream or expectation:Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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a cold day in JulyThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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fish killAn underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populationsRate it:

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in order forTo indicate a possible consequence of an event or action.Rate it:

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jumble salefundraising eventRate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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one fell swoopOne stroke; one action or event with many results.Rate it:

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one swallow does not a summer makeOne sighting or instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend.Rate it:

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rain offto cancel (an event) due to excessive rainRate it:

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stand byTo wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.Rate it:

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third time's a charmOne is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.Rate it:

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after the Lord Mayor's showSaid of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.Rate it:

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beg offTo avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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dinner partysocial eventRate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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f** thisThe phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker will have no more to do with it.Rate it:

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happens once in a blue moonAn astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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