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all clearpermission to proceedRate it:

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blaze a trailTo show the way or proceed rapidly.Rate it:

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carry onTo continue or proceed as before.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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dragTo act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.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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get on withTo proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.Rate it:

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get one's finger outTo proceed with the matter in hand.Rate it:

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go aheadTo proceed; to begin.Rate it:

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go great gunsTo move or proceed very quickly.Rate it:

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go through withTo proceed; to continue.Rate it:

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go to townTo proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly.Rate it:

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good to goEverything is all set; we can proceed.Rate it:

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green lightApproval, or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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in businessReady to proceed in a desired activity.Rate it:

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is goCan proceed; can be done at this moment.Rate it:

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just get on with [it]Exhortation ...to discontinue activities seen to hinder optimum progress toward a desired outcome; ...to proceed without further stalling, debate, frivolity, or ritual.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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let the good times rollTo have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.Rate it:

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no show without PunchA show or endeavor cannot proceed without it's star or main purpose.Rate it:

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open the floodgatesTo allow some action to proceed more swiftly or to a greater extentRate it:

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pan outTo succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.Rate it:

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pass byTo proceed past something.Rate it:

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rag the puckTo proceed slowly at any activity in order to use up time; to stall for time.Rate it:

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ratione et via, via et ratione progredi, disputare (Or. 33. 116)to proceed, carry on a discussion logically.Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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roll off the tongueTo proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.Rate it:

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snakes and laddersA children's luck-based board game played on a numbered grid, the aim of which is to proceed to the end, and in which ladders aid progress and snakes impede it.Rate it:

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snap it upTo hurry, to proceed quickly.Rate it:

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softly, softly, catchee monkeyProceed cautiously or gently to achieve an objective.Rate it:

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summo iure agere cum aliquo (cf. summum ius, summa iniuria)to proceed against some one with the utmost rigour of the law; to strain the law in one's favour.Rate it:

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suo consilio utito go one's own way, proceed independently.Rate it:

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take acrossTo go, to proceed.Rate it:

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the die is castThe future is determined; there are no more options; events will proceed in an irreversible manner.Rate it:

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the word is goIndicates that given plans or actions can proceed.Rate it:

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think twiceTo reconsider, use judgement; to proceed with caution or thought.Rate it:

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tread lightlyTo proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.Rate it:

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turn the pageTo proceed to the next page in a book.Rate it:

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two-way streetA street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions.Rate it:

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Walk on EggsTo proceed very cautiously, to be in precarious position, to be diplomatic for fear of upsetting someoneRate it:

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whistle past the graveyardTo attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.Rate it:

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yellow lightLimited approval or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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zoom alongTo proceed quickly a long distance.Rate it:

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