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labor of love	A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
sed lābor longius	but that takes us too far.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
knock up	To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.	Rate it: (4.25 / 4 votes)
come down with	To contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness.	Rate it: (4.00 / 3 votes)
fall together	To contract.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
smell of the lamp	To bear marks of great study and labor.	Rate it: (2.50 / 4 votes)
devil is in the details	The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
earn one's keep	To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
off the chain	Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
sweetheart deal	A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
wind it up	Close the discussion, adjourn the meeting, cease the efforts and labor.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
square meal	A satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
catch one's death	To contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cette maison a été vendue de gré à gré	That house was sold by private contract.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
chuck up	To chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to jig up, throw up, jack up; to break a contract; to abandon or quit.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
correr la mano	Ejecutar con la mano velozmente una labor creativa.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cut a deal	A Special Arrangement, Contract, Agreement, Permission, Bargain Price, 'Good Deal'.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
domum aedificandam locare, conducere	to give, undertake a contract for building a house.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fine print	The details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gato con guantes no caza ratones	Indica que cuando se va a realizar una labor manual hay que llevar la indumentaria adecuada.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
knock the wind out of (someone)	Temporary interruption in normal breathing due to a sudden impact or force to the abdomen, causing the diaphragm to spasm and contract. This causes the lungs to temporarily fail to draw in air, leaving the afflicted with the sensation of being momentarily unable to catch their breath. Typically occurring in sporting events or through an accidental fall, the situation can seem frightening but usually resolves itself within a matter of minutes	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
labour of love	UK spelling of labor of love.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
locare opera publica	to let out public works to contract.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
man up	To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
opus locare	to contract for the building of something.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
opus redimere, conducere	to undertake the contract for a work.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pucker up	To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
redimere, conducere porticum aedificandam (Div. 2. 21. 47)	to undertake a contract for building a portico.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shrink up	To contract or shrink completely; shrivel up.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
subita morte	The sudden death of all or a portion of a contract or other agreement without regard to any other clause continuing or extending the agreement,	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sweat of one's brow	The effort extended in labor, and the value created thereby.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tap up	to make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transfer	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
work off	To end by doing labor for the person owed money.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)