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if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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nailed itTo succeed at something in a particularly impressive wayRate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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you've got to be in it to win itIn order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.Rate it:

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pull offTo achieve; to succeed at something difficult.Rate it:

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push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.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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pay offyield good results; succeed.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo take a risk which may result in great rewards; to succeed after taking such a risk.Rate it:

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slip throughTo barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.Rate it:

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tried and trueWell-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.Rate it:

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bear fruitTo succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.Rate it:

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beat toTo arrive more quickly; to succeed more quickly.Rate it:

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do well for oneselfTo thrive or succeed.Rate it:

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accordez mieux vos flûtes, si vous voulez réussirYou must agree better among yourselves if you wish to succeed.Rate it:

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alicui imperatori succedereto succeed some one as general.Rate it:

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alicui or in alicuius locum succedereto succeed a person in an office.Rate it:

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animum facere, addere alicuito succeed in encouraging a person.Rate it:

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breeze throughTo get through or succeed in quickly and easily.Rate it:

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c'est à faire à vous de réussirYou are the man to succeed.Rate it:

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come afterTo follow or succeed; to be the successor of.Rate it:

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come throughTo succeed.Rate it:

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cooler heads will prevailPeople who are calm and focused are the most likely to succeed or to have the greatest influence on events.Rate it:

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doTo fare; to succeed or fail.Rate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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dog eat dogRuthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.Rate it:

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faire son affaire(of oneself) To succeed.Rate it:

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fight offTo succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.Rate it:

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for keepsTo compete seriously, with a strong resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.Rate it:

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get byTo subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimum level.Rate it:

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get off the groundTo succeed or begin to succeed.Rate it:

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get theresucceed.Rate it:

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get through toTo succeed in communicating with (after initial difficulty).Rate it:

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Give Up the GhostStop trying or give up when you know it is useless and you will not succeedRate it:

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Grasp at StrawsMaking a futile effort at something, trying to find a way in trouble when it is unlikely to succeedRate it:

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i'm up goose creekDesiring to do something but knowing one cannot succeed at the attemptRate it:

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il ne tiendra pas à moi qu'il ne réussisseIt will not be my fault if he does not succeed.Rate it:

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il se vante d'en venir à boutHe says he is sure to succeed.Rate it:

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il veut prendre les lièvres au son du tambourHe makes a great noise about what should be kept secret; He divulged a plan which to succeed had to be kept secret.Rate it:

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it's no useUsed to indicate that the specified action cannot succeed or offers no advantage if successfulRate it:

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killer instinctThe natural inclination to do whatever is necessary to succeed (including extreme violence)Rate it:

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knowledge is powerWith knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of his objectives will certainly increase.Rate it:

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little engine that could (the)a reference to a children's story about an engine that tried even when he didn't think he could succeedRate it:

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look-inA chance to participate, compete, or succeed.Rate it:

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make outTo succeed; to turn out or end up.Rate it:

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make the cutTo succeed; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.Rate it:

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Midas TouchThe ability to make large money and succeed with whatever you doRate it:

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moment of truthA deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.Rate it:

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muddle throughTo succeed despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.Rate it:

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