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mail it inTo deliver a performance without commitment or effort, with lackluster results.Rate it:

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manum non vertere alicuius rei causato make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger.Rate it:

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monkey businessWasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.Rate it:

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move mountainsTo make every possible effort in order to achieve something.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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nut-cutting timeTime to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.Rate it:

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oh hisseInterjection d’incitation à l’effort, utilisée souvent pour synchroniser l’effort de plusieurs personnes.Rate it:

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old college tryA vigorous, committed attempt or effort.Rate it:

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on a silver platter(or salver) without having been asked or sought for; without requiring any effort or return from the recipientRate it:

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on n'a rien sans rienOn n’obtient pas un avantage sans effort, sans contrepartie ou sans sacrifice.Rate it:

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one upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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one's socks offWith a large amount of effort or intensity.Rate it:

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one-upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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paper chaseThe effort to earn a diploma, college degree, personal certificate or license (as the necessary paperwork required [documents, assignments, forms, reports, applications] amasses a literal trail of paper)Rate it:

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pay dividendsto bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.Rate it:

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phone inTo fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.Rate it:

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phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.Rate it:

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phone it inTo fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.Rate it:

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phone it into choose to deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by in person communicationRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe best achievement of an author or artist, representing his major life effort.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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plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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pour your heart and soulTo do something with 100% effort; to try your best; to do something like it means a lot to you.Rate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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pull one's socks upTo start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.Rate it:

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pull oneself up by one's bootstrapsTo begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.Rate it:

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push forwardTo continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effortRate it:

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push itTo make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to expect too much.Rate it:

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put one's back intoTo make a strenuous effort to do something.Rate it:

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put one's mind to itTo apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.Rate it:

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put one's shoulder to the wheelTo work or exert oneself heavily or with full effort.Rate it:

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put the moves onTo make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalTo exert maximum effort.Rate it:

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Put Your Shoulder to the WheelTo work really hard for something, making great effort to accomplish somethingRate it:

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red tapeA derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.Rate it:

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rock the boatTo disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.Rate it:

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rub offto be transferred with little or no effortRate it:

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run afterTo make a determined effort to win someone's affections.Rate it:

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run somebody raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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run someone raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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running targeta goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goalRate it:

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seeding on the rockEffort not worth doingRate it:

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seuls les poissons morts nagent avec le courantSignifie qu'afin de suivre la majorité, il ne faut produire aucun effort. Elle sous-entend, au contraire, que pour avoir une autonomie intellectuelle ; il faut travailler.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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shrink backTo back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.Rate it:

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smear campaignAn effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.Rate it:

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snatch victory from the jaws of defeatTo suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.Rate it:

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spare no effortTo do everything within one's powers to achieve something.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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