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bat outto continue battingRate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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bite the bulletTo accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.Rate it:

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blast awayto continue shooting rapidly.Rate it:

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carry onTo continue or proceed as before.Rate it:

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ce que poulain prend en jeunesse, il le continue en vieillesse“’Tis education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined.” [Pope , Moral Essays, i. 149.]Rate it:

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check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.Rate it:

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chip inTo put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.Rate it:

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come to an endTo stop; to cease; to no longer continue.Rate it:

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continuare magistratum (Sall. Iug. 37. 2)to continue one's office for another year.Rate it:

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continued page 94Indicates that the text could continue indefinitely; and so on ad infinitum.Rate it:

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demain est un autre jourIl ne faut pas se désespérer de ce qui arrive aujourd’hui, la vie continue et il n’y a pas lieu de baisser les bras.Rate it:

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die in harnessTo continue to work until the day of one's death.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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dream onTo continue dreaming.Rate it:

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dwell onTo continue to think or talk about.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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follow upTo take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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get on withTo proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.Rate it:

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get pastTo continue around a blockage; to get around; to surpass something that is in the way.Rate it:

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go all the wayTo continue to the conclusion of a task or project.Rate it:

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go from strength to strengthTo continue to get stronger.Rate it:

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go onTo continue; expand upon.Rate it:

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go through withTo proceed; to continue.Rate it:

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go to the matTo continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.Rate it:

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hack awayTo make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.Rate it:

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harp onTo nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.Rate it:

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have it going onTo instigate, observe, or allow an event to continue.Rate it:

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hold downTo continue, to hold and to manage well.Rate it:

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hope against hopeTo continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.Rate it:

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I'm fullIndicates that the speaker does not wish to continue eating.Rate it:

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jog onTo continue with one's pursuitRate it:

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keep in withTo continue to have a good relationship withRate it:

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keep it upTo maintain or continue a positive streak.Rate it:

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keep onPersist or continue.Rate it:

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keep on truckinTo continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.Rate it:

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keep on truckin'To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.Rate it:

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keep the ball rollingTo continue an action indicated in the context; to sustain a process.Rate it:

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keep your hands on the wheelA. Continue leading. B. Maintain focus with tenacity.Rate it:

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make a night of itTo continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.Rate it:

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move alongTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.Rate it:

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now that you mention itAn expression said after someone says something that triggers another thought that you want to say next to continue the conversation on the same or a different subjectRate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

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play onto let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.Rate it:

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play with house moneyTo act as if or be in a situation that, no matter the outcome, there is virtually no significant downside or risk; commonly used to refer to using already won funds (gambled money, casino winnings, etc.) to finance an endeavor (or continue to gamble) such that there is no real, perceivable or potential lossRate it:

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plough onTo continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boringRate it:

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plow onto continue to do a menial or tedious task.Rate it:

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plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.Rate it:

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