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travailler à la tâcheTo work by the piece.Rate it:

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travailler à prix fait (or, à forfait)To work at an agreed price; To work by the piece.Rate it:

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tried and trueWell-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.Rate it:

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turn roundTo process; to complete work on, especially with a view to sending it on in a finished state.Rate it:

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turn tricksTo work as a prostitute, providing sexual services for money.Rate it:

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two-second ruleA rule of thumb for safe driving by which a driver must maintain a two-second distance from the vehicle in front.Rate it:

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un peu d'aide fait grand bienMany hands make light work.Rate it:

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unavailable energyEnergy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do workRate it:

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use your noodleUse your brains and work it out yourselfRate it:

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vent out one's blood, sweat and tearsA person's determination and hard work.Rate it:

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veritatem imitari (Div. 1. 13. 23)(1) to make a lifelike natural representation of a thing (used of the artist); (2) to be lifelike (of a work of art).Rate it:

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weekend warriorA person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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where i'm at is not where i'm going to beYour current situation can always change as long as you work hardRate it:

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willing horseOne who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation.Rate it:

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winning is no option, it's a rule.I came up with this walking past the new baseball field (Franklin Quest Field) that was being constructed in Salt Lake City Utah back around 1996 I believeRate it:

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word playA technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.Rate it:

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work 'im over!To give someone heavy criticism, 'dress him down', 'read him out', let him know 'who's the boss'!Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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work around the clockTo work all day and all night without a break, because it is imperative to finish something.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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work inTo find time or space forRate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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work like a dreamTo function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.Rate it:

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work like a horseTo work very hard; toilRate it:

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work nightsTo work, nights, as a prostitute.Rate it:

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work nightsUsed other than as an idiom: see work, nights.Rate it:

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work offTo lose by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.Rate it:

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work offTo end by doing labor for the person owed money.Rate it:

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work onTo shape, form or improve something.Rate it:

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work onTo exercise influence on someone.Rate it:

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work one's arse offWork excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work one's butt offTo work very hard or to excess.Rate it:

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work one's fingers to the boneWork especially hard, usually for an extended period.Rate it:

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work one's magicTo achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.Rate it:

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work one's tail offWork excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work outTo calculate.Rate it:

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work outTo make sense of.Rate it:

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work outTo extract gradually.Rate it:

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work outTo conclude with the correct solution.Rate it:

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work outTo succeed.Rate it:

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work outTo habitually exercise rigorously, especially by lifting weights, in order to increase strength or muscle mass or maintain fitness.Rate it:

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work outTo do exercises, especially physical.Rate it:

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work overTo improve a prototype, or first draft.Rate it:

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work overTo physically attack someone to cause them injury.Rate it:

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work smarter, not harderIt's better to be wise than vigorous.Rate it:

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work someone's arse offAlternative form of work someone's ass off.Rate it:

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work someone's ass offTo work excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work spouseA man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship having bonds similar to those of a marriage: special confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and unusual degree of honesty or openness.Rate it:

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work the crowdTo work the room.Rate it:

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