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polish a turdTo work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.Rate it:

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push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.Rate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.Rate it:

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queer one's pitchTo make a task more difficult for the speaker.Rate it:

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queer someone's pitchTo make a task more difficult for the speaker.Rate it:

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rake over the coalsTo call to task or to reprimand severely.Rate it:

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real timeThe time duration required by a computer system to complete a particular taskRate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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set upto provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.Rate it:

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short and sweetEfficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to an unpleasant task.Rate it:

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shoulder the burdento help with a task or difficulty; be sb's responsibilityRate it:

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slam dunkA task expected to present no difficulty.Rate it:

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soft touchA comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.Rate it:

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squaring the circleA hopeless or impossible task.Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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stroke of workWith "do not do a", to do none of the assigned task at all.Rate it:

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tag teamTwo or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.Rate it:

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take it upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for a task or action.Rate it:

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take lightlyTo approach a task casually.Rate it:

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take to taskTo lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

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task forceA group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.Rate it:

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the engineer of the train can hostle his own locomotive.The engineer of the train can move his own locomotive to the roundhouse or locomotive service area. In doing so he is performing the task of a hostler.Rate it:

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third time's a charmOne is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.Rate it:

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this ain't recessNot playing around, serious. Getting the task done immediatelyRate it:

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Tinker to Evers to ChanceA task accomplished quickly by well-executed teamwork; those involved in the teamworkRate it:

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tooth and nailTaking everything bodily you possibly could offer/ use to get the job or task done, usually referring to an tough battle ahead. Battle usually a physical fight, or harsh obstacles were to be meet with this plight, but you or many were going to give it your all.Rate it:

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tough row to hoeA difficult or arduous task.Rate it:

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try to get on first!An encouraging expression to others to attempt a seemingly impossible task. The leader asks the crew to give it their best and try the "baseball theme".Rate it:

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up to the tasksomeone who capable to doing a jobRate it:

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wade throughTo do a boring, repetitive research task.Rate it:

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weasel outTo shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)Rate it:

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well done my boyCompletion of something special, a challenging task.Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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whistle past the graveyardTo attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.Rate it:

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wild-goose chaseA task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.Rate it:

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work atTo make a physical or mental effort to progress some specified task.Rate it:

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wrap upTo finish off a task completely.Rate it:

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wrestling with a pigTo engage in a pointless task that leaves one worse off for having made an honest attempt.Rate it:

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you don't know beans aboutYou Don't Have Any Idea About? Doing a task, performing a certain choreRate it:

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your mission, should you choose to accept itYour mission or task; what you must do.Rate it:

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zero in onTo concentrate or focus one's attention on at task.Rate it:

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