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prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sacTo catch any one in the very act.Rate it:

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pull the triggerTo commit to a course of action.Rate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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quod caput estthe main point.Rate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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reap the harvestMy plan for this quarter is to concentrate upon one main item in our brief catalog and hope to reap a harvest from this thrust!Rate it:

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Red HerringSomething that can be extremely misleading and can cause the attention of an individual to be diverted to something else from the main issue/subjectRate it:

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res summas attingereto dwell only on the main points.Rate it:

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rolloverContinue one's Funds In Program, 'Rollover' My Existing Funds, My Plan, Stay The Course In The Present Agenda, Investiture: Do Not Close OuI, Retain All Funds And'Steady As You Go!Rate it:

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run byTo inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.Rate it:

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run its courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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run one's courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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so crazy it just might workPossibly feasible though unconventional; plausible and previously unconsidered as a course of action.Rate it:

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staircase witThinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.Rate it:

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stay the courseTo persist or continue.Rate it:

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

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steady as she goesA cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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Straight from the Horse's MouthSomething coming directly from the main, authentic or reliable source direct from trustworthy person or placeRate it:

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summatim aliquid exponereto dwell only on the main points.Rate it:

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swim upstreamTo opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice.Rate it:

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tempestate abripito be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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the dear knowsGod knows; of course, certainly, nobody could doubtRate it:

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the thing isUsed to introduce the main point or issueRate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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top outTo complete the construction of a tall building, originally by putting on a "topping-out" course.Rate it:

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trou normandEau-de-vie, especially calvados, served as a middle course in a large meal.Rate it:

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turn awayTo bend or turn from a fixed course.Rate it:

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turn of eventsA deviation from the expected course of events.Rate it:

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um belo diaUsed to introduce a sudden, unexpected change in the course of events.Rate it:

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une main de fer dans un gant de veloursAutorité inflexible sous une apparence douce.Rate it:

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viam persequi (also metaphorically)to continue one's journey, pursue one's course.Rate it:

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vice versawith the main items in the preceding statement the other way around.Rate it:

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vous avez la mainIt’s your turn to play (at cards).Rate it:

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vous avez touché la grosse cordeYou have come to the main point.Rate it:

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vous n'y allez pas de main morteYou hit with a vengeance; You don’t do things by halves.Rate it:

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waiting gameA strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.Rate it:

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walk a tightropeTo undertake a precarious course of action.Rate it:

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whistle walkThe path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.Rate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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write one's own ticketTo be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.Rate it:

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冇咁嬲would be a better course of actionRate it:

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順其自然let it be; let nature take its courseRate it:

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