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think throughTo fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.Rate it:

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through and throughCompletely; entirely; fundamentally.Rate it:

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through in through outWhen in depth explaining something. Something so deep in meaning.Rate it:

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Through the GrapevineSpreading of the message in an informal manner; rumors about something or spread of a confidential infoRate it:

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through the millbadly treated, abusedRate it:

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through the roofRapidly increasing.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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tick overTo run smoothly and without problems.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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to hell and backTo live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience.Rate it:

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trailer trashDeleted from the movie trailer. Not included in theatrical run.Rate it:

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trial and errorTo find a solution by experimenting; to achieve success through repeated failuresRate it:

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turn overTo produce, complete, or cycle through.Rate it:

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turn tailTo flee; to run away; to leave.Rate it:

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turned onOne becomes 'turned on' or strongly motivated through many catalysts; friends, alertness to realistic challenges, emotional triggers, strong emotions.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vento se dareto run before the wind.Rate it:

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victoriam exploratam dimittereto let a sure victory slip through one's hands.Rate it:

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voir tout en beauTo see everything through rose-coloured spectacles. Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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vous heurtez de front tous ses préjugésYou run counter to (or, openly attack) all his prejudices.Rate it:

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wade throughTo do a boring, repetitive research task.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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walk throughUsed other than as an idiom: walk through.Rate it:

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walk throughTo explain someone something, step by step.Rate it:

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walk throughTo rehearseRate it:

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walk throughTo perform something with ease.Rate it:

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wear outTo cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.Rate it:

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well-oiledefficient, efficiently runRate it:

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well-oiledEfficient; efficiently run.Rate it:

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wet throughsoaked, very wetRate it:

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wheel awayTo run around in celebrationRate it:

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whip throughTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.Rate it:

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win throughto attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the wayRate it:

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Word of MouthRumors through oral communication, gossips spreading through spoken communicationRate it:

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work one's magicTo achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.Rate it:

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work throughUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see work,‎ through.Rate it:

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work throughTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.Rate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the houndsYou can't have it both ways.Rate it:

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замёрзнуть как собакаto be chilled to the marrow, to feel as cold as ice, to be frozen through, to be chilled to the boneRate it:

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שבוע טובUsed Saturday night through Sunday to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.Rate it:

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