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à la suite dealong with, accompanyingRate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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a stitch in time saves nineA little effort expended sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a larger problem requiring more effort to fix later; A little preparation can eliminate the need for repairs later; consistency (achieving a set rhythm) is better than trying to rush ahead.Rate it:

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ad arma concurrereto rush to arms.Rate it:

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all alongThe entire time; always.Rate it:

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aller son petit bonhomme de cheminTo jog along quietly.Rate it:

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along aboutApproximately; at around some time.Rate it:

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along the linesIn a general direction or manner.Rate it:

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assume the mantleTo take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilites.Rate it:

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be alongTo arrive.Rate it:

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beat the rushto get somewhere first, or before a lot of other people -- such as going somewhere early in the morning.Rate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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brûler le pavéTo dash along at full speed, to “scorch.”Rate it:

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bum rushStorming into an establishment.Rate it:

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bum's rushForcible ejection from an establishment, as of a bum (hobo); someone trying to get you to leave abruptly (quickly).Rate it:

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bunny hopA ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.Rate it:

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by the same tokenFor a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.Rate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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come alongTo accompany.Rate it:

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come alongTo progress; to make progress.Rate it:

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come along!Join me, move forward, let's stay together.Rate it:

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come withTo join and come along.Rate it:

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coup de bourrea rush; a hurryRate it:

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do not enterSigns along the road to indicate this is a one way street.Rate it:

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down the lineFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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down the roadFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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down the road, not across the streetAlong the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.Rate it:

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down the trackFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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dragTo pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.Rate it:

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flew the coopLeave in a rush, run from the scene, drive speedily away.Rate it:

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fools rush in where angels fear to treadA person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.Rate it:

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get alongTo survive; to do well enough.Rate it:

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get alongTo be together or coexist well, without arguments or trouble.Rate it:

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get onTo have a good relationship; to get along.Rate it:

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git alonggo on your way; scramRate it:

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git alongmove; keep goingRate it:

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go alongTo participate, cooperate, or conform.Rate it:

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go along for the rideTo accompany someone passively, or to take a passive role in a project.Rate it:

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Go Along for the RideTo accompany someone in an activity without taking part in itRate it:

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go along to get alongTo conform in order to have acceptance and security.Rate it:

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go along withTo comply with something, even if reluctantly; to accept or tolerate.Rate it:

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go along with the gagTo cooperate in continuing a joke, hoax, or similar phenomenon initiated by others.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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happen alongTo arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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how are you getting alongA greeting roughly equivalent to how are you.Rate it:

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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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il nous a menés bon trainHe brought us along at a great rate.Rate it:

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in medios hostes se inicereto rush into the midst of the foe.Rate it:

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