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hardwiredDesigned to perform a specific task.Rate it:

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have an axe to grindTo have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.Rate it:

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hill to die onAn issue to pursue with wholehearted conviction and/or single-minded focus, with little or no regard to the cost.Rate it:

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honey holeSweet spot. An abundance in one specific area.Rate it:

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hot buttonA central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice.Rate it:

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id, de quo agitur or id quod cadit in controversiamthe point at issue.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo evade an issue.Rate it:

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les rats quittent le navireLes gens se désolidarisent, parce qu’ils ne voient pas d’issue ou de solution.Rate it:

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look uponTo consider or regard something in a specific manner.Rate it:

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mean businessTo be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.Rate it:

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mener une entreprise à bienTo bring an affair to a successful issue.Rate it:

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momentum afferre ad aliquidto determine the issue of; to turn the scale.Rate it:

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name namesTo identify specific people, especially people involved in confidential activity, misdeeds, or crimes.Rate it:

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narrow downMake more specific.Rate it:

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no laughing matterA very serious issue, topic, situation, or problem; nothing to joke aboutRate it:

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non est factumThe plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.Rate it:

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not that there's anything wrong with thatA signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.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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omnes ad arma convocareto issue a general call to arms.Rate it:

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on opposite sides of the barricadesOf starkly different, opposite views on an issue.Rate it:

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or maybe notMaybe a different and opposite option on the issueRate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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periculum hostis facereto try one's strength with the enemy; to try issue of battle.Rate it:

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play dumbTo pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.Rate it:

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play the race cardTo assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.Rate it:

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political footballA contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.Rate it:

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political footballOngoing unproductive wrangling or posturing between political factions, resulting in failure to deal with an issue or problem in a decisive or appropriate way.Rate it:

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proelium anceps estthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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push someone's buttonsTo do specific things to anger someone (less commonly, sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction), especially intentionally or maliciously.Rate it:

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quarrel outTo dispute by arguing; to hash out or battle out an issue.Rate it:

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quorsum haec res cadet or evadet?what will be the issue, end, consequence of the matter?Rate it:

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read now'now' is a specific time and more to the pointRate it:

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read up onTo learn about a subject; to acquire knowledge on an issue.Rate it:

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Red HerringSomething that can be extremely misleading and can cause the attention of an individual to be diverted to something else from the main issue/subjectRate it:

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res, de qua nunc quaerimus, quaeriturthe question at issue.Rate it:

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save upTo accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set asideTo separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set the barTo set specific standards or expectations.Rate it:

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side issueAn issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern.Rate it:

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sin taxA government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.Rate it:

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skinny rabbitan issue that has little significance to an outcome. The issue is not worth discussing. Outcome is 6 one and half dozen the other. There is no meat to the discussion.Rate it:

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

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snatch the pebbleTo fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.Rate it:

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special deliverySomething-whether desirable or undesirable-which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item.Rate it:

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stare insiemeTo be together, to spend time together during a specific timeframe.Rate it:

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state of affairsA specific situation; a set of circumstances.Rate it:

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stick to one's textTo limit one's focus to the matter at hand, or the primary subject at issue; to avoid diversion.Rate it:

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sticking pointA disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.Rate it:

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swing of thingsThe normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.Rate it:

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