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boot upTo start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.Rate it:

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under the knifeUndergoing a surgical procedure.Rate it:

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according to CockerDone properly, correctly and reliably; in accordance with proper procedure and established rules.Rate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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ce qui abonde ne vicie pasUne raison ou un droit de plus ne peut nuire dans une affaire ; ou bien encore l’observation d’une formalité non prescrite, mais non défendue, n’empêche pas une procédure d’être valide.Rate it:

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desk jockeyOne who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.Rate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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non bis in idemPrincipe de procédure pénale qui interdit de punir pénalement une seconde fois pour les mêmes faits.Rate it:

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nuclear optionA procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.Rate it:

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passer sur le billardTo undergo a surgical procedure; To go under the knife.Rate it:

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real jobA job that can't be replaced advantageously by a machine or a procedure.Rate it:

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Red TapeExtra-long formal procedure that consumes lots of time, strict adherence to certain rules and regulationsRate it:

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right to lifeThe moral or legal entitlement of an unborn child to be born, and not have its birth prevented through an abortion or other medical procedure.Rate it:

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slip throughTo get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.Rate it:

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straight and narrowA path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.Rate it:

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