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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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draw awayTo move away.Rate it:

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draw backTo move backwards.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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duck outTo move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.Rate it:

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edge upTo approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.Rate it:

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elbow roomRoom or space in which to move or maneuver.Rate it:

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es para hoyLiterally It’s for today. Meaning hurry up, or get a move onRate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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et que ça sautemake it snappy! snap it up! chop-chop! move it! be quick about it!Rate it:

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every little helpsEven the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal.Rate it:

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eyes on the prizeConcentration on one's goal; mindfulness of the desired outcome.Rate it:

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fair gameAn goal or object that may legitimately be sought.Rate it:

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faith can move mountainsa strong, fervent belief in one's capability goes a long way in successful accomplishment of a taskRate it:

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faith will move mountainsBelief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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file pastTo move by in a line or procession and with a serious, often spiritual or deeply emotional purpose.Rate it:

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filter downOf a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.Rate it:

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filter downOf information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.Rate it:

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filter upOf information, knowledge or practice; to move slowly up to other levels of an organisation, or population.Rate it:

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find the netto score a goalRate it:

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flash forwardTo move forward in time.Rate it:

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float like a butterflyTo move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.Rate it:

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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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forge aheadTo move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)Rate it:

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freezeDo not move. Used to make someone stopRate it:

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full speed aheadA command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.Rate it:

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Full Steam AheadTo move forward with full energy and strengthRate it:

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gain onTo win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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gather wayTo begin to move; to move with increasing speed.Rate it:

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gee upmove on!, go faster!Rate it:

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get a move onTo hurry up, to get moving.Rate it:

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get acrossTo cross; to move from one side to the other, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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get afterTo attempt to convince another to move into action.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in pursuit of something.Rate it:

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get aroundTo move to the other side of an obstruction.Rate it:

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get intoTo move into an object, such that one ends up inside it.Rate it:

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get offTo move from being on top of to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get offTo move to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get ontoTo move onto an object, especially one on which it is possible to stand.Rate it:

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get overTo forget, and move on.Rate it:

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get ready to roll!Prepare to Move Out!, Get it in Gear and Fast!Rate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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Get the Lead Out of Your FeetTo move hurry or work fasterRate it:

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get to first baseTo get as far as the first phrase or milestone of a goal.Rate it:

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