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have the world by the tailTo possess great influence and opportunity.Rate it:

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hazard payAdditional compensation provided to employees who perform perilous or high-risk duties or work under considerable physical hardship or constraintsRate it:

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he is always going off at a tangentHe always changes from a topic to another irrelevant oneRate it:

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he is purdee crazy!He's off the chart, gone over the edge. Just as crazy as crazy gets.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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head offTo intercept.Rate it:

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head offTo begin moving away.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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high on the hogWell off; living comfortably or extravagantly.Rate it:

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high-tail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.Rate it:

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hinter vorgehaltener Handoff the recordRate it:

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histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigereto hiss an actor off the stage.Rate it:

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hit it offTo develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.Rate it:

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hit offTo describe with quick characteristic strokes.Rate it:

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Hit the BooksTo seriously pay attention to studies, be ready to go good for class with all work done carefully.Rate it:

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hive offTo segregate; to remove from a parent entity.Rate it:

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hive offTo separate from a larger group.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).Rate it:

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honey budTo work at threadsRate it:

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honk offTo annoy.Rate it:

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hot off the pressesFreshly printed, minted, written, or created.Rate it:

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huis closa work of fiction in which the action is set in an enclosed spaceRate it:

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hulk offTo leave or walk away, especially in an angry or enraged manner, and said especially of large and physically imposing persons or objects.Rate it:

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hustle and bustleA large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.Rate it:

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I just work hereIndicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.Rate it:

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I only work hereAlternative form of I just work hereRate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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I'm your huckleberryI am your partner; I will join you; I will work with you; I will fight you; I will dance with you.Rate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:

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il a battu les buissons, un autre a pris l'oiseauHe did the work and another had the profit.Rate it:

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il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

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il a l'abord rude, mais il s'adoucit bientôtHe receives you roughly at first, but that soon passes off.Rate it:

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il écorche l'anguille par la queueHe sets (goes) the wrong way to work.Rate it:

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il est franc du collier(of a horse) He pulls freely; (of a man) He never shirks his work.Rate it:

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il est sans gêneHe is free and easy (casual, off-hand); He makes himself too much at home.Rate it:

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il est sur le pavéHe is out of work.Rate it:

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il est vif comme la poudre1. He is quick-tempered. 2. He is bustling, quick at work.Rate it:

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il fait la roueHe shows off.Rate it:

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il fait un vent à décorner (or, écorner) un bœufThere is a wind enough to blow one’s head off.Rate it:

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il fait un vent à écorner (or, décorner) un bœufThe wind is enough to blow one’s head off.Rate it:

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il faut filer (or, filons!) (fam.)We must be off, trot off.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.Rate it:

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il n'a pas demandé son reste!He soon took himself off, I can tell you! He soon shut up, I can tell you!Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de sots métiers, il n'y a que de sottes gensPeople may be petty, but work never is.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas s'endormir sur le rôtiWe must keep our wits about us; We must not neglect our work; We must not be too slow over it; We must not rest on our laurels.Rate it:

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il nous berce de sornettesHe puts us off with silly tales.Rate it:

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il se donne du bon tempsHe does not work too hard; He enjoys himself; He has a good time of it.Rate it:

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