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bet outTo be the first in a round to put money in the pot.Rate it:

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bind and grindMonotony and tediousness of everyday routine. Be it work or home related.Rate it:

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black upTo put on blackface makeup.Rate it:

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bottle upPut into bottles.Rate it:

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brave outTo tolerate or put up with bravelyRate it:

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break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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Brownie pointCredit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.Rate it:

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buckle downTo put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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bundle upTo put into a bundle.Rate it:

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bundle upTo dress in, or put on, warm clothes.Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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business girlA young woman employed in business or office work.Rate it:

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busman's holidayA holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.Rate it:

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bust a nutto work very hard, put in a lot of effortRate it:

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bust assTo work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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bust one's assTo work very hard, to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust one's buttTo work exceptionally hard.Rate it:

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bust your bunsWork energetically, and bust your 'buns' in the process!Rate it:

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busy as a beaverI am slammed with over work.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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c'est un ouvrage de longue haleineIt’s a long job, a heavy piece of work.Rate it:

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calcaria subdere equoto put spurs to a horse.Rate it:

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calcaribus equum concitareto put spurs to a horse.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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candle in the windA fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.Rate it:

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capita conferre (Liv. 2. 45)to put our heads together.Rate it:

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carry one's weightTo contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.Rate it:

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carry the mailTo work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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casual expressiona word in the dictionary that has an alternate definition than the dictionary definition or a phrase that means something different than its words put together would literally mean when put togetherRate it:

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catch outTo put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.Rate it:

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causam interponere or interserereto interpose, put forward an argument, a reason.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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cet homme est son âme damnéeThat man does his dirty work for him, is his tool.Rate it:

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cet homme y va tête baisséeThat man rushes blindly into it; That man sets to work energetically.Rate it:

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chain upTo put in chainsRate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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chip inTo put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.Rate it:

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chip inTo put a chip shot in the hole.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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