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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 the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.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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but me no butsUsed to cut off objections or qualificationsRate it:

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buy offto pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other serviceRate it:

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buy off onTo consent to.Rate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate 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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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo finish or complete something.Rate it:

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cap offTo finish.Rate it:

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captivos redimere (Off. 2. 18)to ransom prisoners.Rate it:

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caput praecīdereto cut off a man's head.Rate it:

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carry offTo transport away.Rate it:

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carry offKnowledge, confidence, or familiarity.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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cart offto transport (someone), especially someone who is incapable of movementRate 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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cast offTo finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:

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cast offTo let go a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc so that she may proceed.Rate it:

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catch big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.Rate it:

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caught with one's pants downCaught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.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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censu prohibere, excludereto strike off the burgess-roll.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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chalk offTo record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.Rate it:

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charge offA write-off.Rate it:

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charm the pants off ofBe very impressed with someone or something that was said or done.Rate it:

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chase offto make someone or something go awayRate 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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check offto remove something from a list, by crossing it or otherwiseRate it:

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checks off all the boxesmeets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or womanRate it:

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cheese offTo annoy.Rate it:

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cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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