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dig inTo make a burst of hard work.Rate it:

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do the hard yardsTo perform a difficult task or tasks.Rate it:

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do you come here oftenA common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.Rate it:

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donkey workHard, boring, routine work.Rate it:

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draw onTo approach, come nearer, as evening.Rate it:

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draw togetherTo cause to seek emotional support from each other; to cause to pull together or come together.Rate it:

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draw upcome to a haltRate it:

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drink from a firehoseTo take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.Rate it:

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Drive a Hard BargainTo work hard in price negotiation, to insist in making a deal to buy or sell at a good priceRate it:

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drive a hard bargainNegotiate forcefully.Rate it:

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du fil à retordrea hard time, some difficultiesRate it:

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easy come, easy goEasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss.Rate it:

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Easy Come, Easy GoAnything that comes very easily mostly goes or can be lost easily,Rate it:

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elbow greaseEffort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.Rate it:

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Elbow GreaseHard work; vigorous physical effortRate it:

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en venir aux mainsTo come to blows.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate it:

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être à fond de cale (fam.)To be hard up, at the end of one’s resources.Rate it:

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être brave jusqu'au dégainerTo be brave until it come to blows.Rate it:

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faire la petite boucheTo be dainty; To have a small appetite; To be hard to please.Rate it:

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fais ce que dois, advienne que pourraDo your duty, come what may.Rate it:

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fall into placeTo assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be realised.Rate it:

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fall off a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall outTo come out of something by falling.Rate it:

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fall throughTo be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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figure outTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.Rate it:

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finem habereto come to an end.Rate it:

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first come, first servedPeople will be dealt with in the order they arrive.Rate it:

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first of neverA nonexisting day; a day that will never come.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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frapper un grand coupmake a splash, hit hardRate it:

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freeze upTo come to a sudden halt, stop working.Rate it:

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front and centerA command to come to the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students.Rate it:

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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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geler à pierre fendreTo freeze very hard.Rate it:

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genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspirationThis is a famous quote attributed to Thomas Edison, a famous and prolific American inventor. The idea that hard work is the most important aspect of new inventions existed before Edison gave his quote, however.Rate it:

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get a gripTo relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.Rate it:

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get aroundTo come around something.Rate it:

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get downTo bring or come down; descend.Rate it:

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get down to bizfocus, concentrate, think hard.Rate it:

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get outTo come out of a situation ; to escape a fateRate it:

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get through one's headTo come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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give it one's best shotTo make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.Rate it:

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give somebody a hard timeTo tease, kid, or rib.Rate it:

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give someone a hard timeTo cause difficulty or make trouble for someone.Rate it:

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