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go-getterAn active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.Rate it:

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good luck with thatAn expression wishing someone success in an unlikely enterprise.Rate it:

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goose is cookedAll hope is gone; there is no possibility of success.Rate it:

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happy landingsAn expression of good-luck, safe travel in any conveyance, Have success in your career or business venture.Rate it:

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has-beenA formerly popular or influential person whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. Typically said of professionals or celebrities whose primary success is behind them.Rate it:

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have it going onTo be attractive or socially successful or have an aura of success.Rate it:

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have the last laughTo be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.Rate it:

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he who laughs last laughs bestsuccess is better after having previously endured ridicule.Rate it:

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head startA factor conducive to superiority and success.Rate it:

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hit it bigTo have great success.Rate it:

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home runA success; especially, a popular success.Rate it:

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hot handA sustained period of luck or success, a streak of good luckRate it:

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i'm livin' the dreamI am living, experiencing in my reality my dream of excellence, beauty, success, and all uplifting emotional, actual pleasantries one might only expect in a dream stage: The opposite; I'm living the 'nightmare'!Rate it:

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il a employé le vert et le sec pour y parvenirHe left no stone unturned to secure success.Rate it:

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in the bagCertain or extremely likely to occur; virtually assured of victory or success.Rate it:

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In the BagTo be certain to get success, be sure to win or achieve somethingRate it:

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in vainWithout success; ending in failure.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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king of the hillA person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field.Rate it:

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l'eau va toujours au moulinProperty always goes to those who have some already; Money makes money; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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la fin justifie les moyensSuccess justifies the means by which it has been attained.Rate it:

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lady killeran individual who is very charming, attractive, and/or has an unusual level of success with womenRate it:

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laughing all the way to the bankA person who has achieved success on a monetary scale when others doubted him.Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor.Rate it:

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Light at the End of the TunnelSuccess achieved after taxing effort, to finally get the answer after prolonged researchRate it:

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lightning in a bottleGreat, unlikely, fleeting success, particularly entrepreneurial or media.Rate it:

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live the dreamTo experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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made in the shadeIn a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.Rate it:

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make a go ofTo attempt to make a success of (something); especially, to attempt to make a living.Rate it:

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make my dayA positive incident, development, sidebar success, which heavily solidifies, enhances plans in a particular thrust or agenda:Rate it:

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make one's markTo make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve apparent success.Rate it:

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Midas touchThe ability to gain success or financial reward from one's actions.Rate it:

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money creates loveWhen you are in state of success in every aspect of you life meaning that one success brings the other like a dominoRate it:

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more power to youBest wishes and success; good luck in your endeavor.Rate it:

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nervous hitA production which receives generally favorably notice, but is not assured of success.Rate it:

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no guts, no glorySuccess will not be achieved without hard work and struggle.Rate it:

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nothing succeeds like successPeople who are already successful tend to have additional successes.Rate it:

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off to the racesIn or into a process of energetic engagement in some activity; in or into a phase of conspicuously increasing satisfaction or success.Rate it:

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on a rollHaving a streak of good luck or good progress or success.Rate it:

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on the bubbleUncertain of success.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.Rate it:

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paper overTo superficially hide or disguise without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.Rate it:

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play to winTo make a special, determined effort to achieve general success or a particular goal, in life, in one's career, in negotiation, etc.Rate it:

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pognerto seduce, to have success in interpersonal relationshipsRate it:

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Power behind the ThroneThe actual force or person behind ones success, the real person in chargeRate it:

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proelium restituereto renew the battle with success.Rate it:

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Proof of the Pudding is in EatingWhatever is the outcome or end result of something defines the success or failure of that thingRate it:

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