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school of hard knocksAn education consisting of real-world experiences, especially harsh experiences.Rate it:

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School of Hard KnocksTesting and tough experiences of life that teach you lots of lessonsRate it:

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see starsTo experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.Rate it:

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set one's shoulder to the wheelTo start hard work; to begin to toil.Rate it:

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shit showAKA: shit storm. A big mess. A predicament.Rate it:

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Skate on Thin IceTo opt to choose a risky or a dangerous way, taking big chance for somethingRate it:

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slave awayTo work very hard.Rate it:

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slug awayTo work very hard (at); to toilRate it:

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smash downTo cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard.Rate it:

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sock-it to em!Hit them hard with the price/cost/details/requirements/hard-facts/negative aspects/Sad Reality:Rate it:

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sometimes the solution to the problem is the problem itself but points to other.Sometimes in life we wonder why this things happen and while wondering we are trying so hard to find the solution to what happened but infact it should be happened to make us strong, but some we need friends, or elder to show us the solution..Rate it:

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speak softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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spinning my wheelsWorking hard but not getting anywhereRate it:

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stand on one’s headTo try to impress someone by performing difficult feats or through hard workRate it:

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steely-eyedHaving a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.Rate it:

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steely-eyedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.Rate it:

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steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality. Very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

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steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

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steely-spinedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.Rate it:

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stick in someone's crawTo cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.Rate it:

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stick it to the manTo take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government.Rate it:

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stiff as a wedding dickSomething is very hardRate it:

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storm in a tea-kettleA big fuss made in a small context.Rate it:

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strike a blowTo hitRate it:

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stuff upTo make a big mistake.Rate it:

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suck a big oneto be terrible; to be of a very low standard.Rate it:

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suck and blowTo perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.Rate it:

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sucker punchAn unexpected punch or similar blow.Rate it:

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sucker punchTo deliver an unexpected blow.Rate it:

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swing for the fencesTo swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run, increasing the chance of missing the ball.Rate it:

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swot up onTo study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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take to the matto confront or argue hard for something or until someone wins; all these ways are proper ways to use the phrase: To take someone or something to the mat or to go to the mat for somethingRate it:

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talk bigboastRate it:

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talk like an apothecaryTo use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.Rate it:

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talk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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tall orderA big job; a difficult challenge.Rate it:

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tanto faz como tanto fezused to indicate that something doesn’t make a difference; tomayto, tomahto; big deal; whateverRate it:

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the big kahunaReference to the Big Boss, Chief of protocol, member of Board of Directors.Rate it:

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the lady with rocky determination and her own choices best suited to human beingsThe Gibraltar is rock formation of very hard lime stone. One can break it but with lot of pursuing.Rate it:

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tirer le diable par la queueTo be always hard up for a living.Rate it:

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tomato juiceA food obtained from the unfermented liquid extracted from mature tomatoes of the red or reddish varieties of Lycopersicum esculentum P. Mill, strained free from peel, seeds, and other coarse or hard substances, containing finely divided insoluble solids from the flesh of the tomato.Rate it:

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too big for one's bootsFar less capable than one's claims to be.Rate it:

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too big for one's britchesDisturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.Rate it:

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too big for one's britchesToo large to fit into one's pants.Rate it:

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Too Big for Your BritchesSelf-important; proud of something, particularly about selfRate it:

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tough as nailsHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.Rate it:

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try as one mayhowever hard one tries; despite one's best effortsRate it:

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un coup de jarnacA treacherous blow; A blow below the belt.Rate it:

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