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avoir la vie dure1. To have a hard time. 2. To have nine lives.Rate it:

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bone-crunchingVery violent or hard, as an impact.Rate it:

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dig deepTry especially hard.Rate it:

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elbow greaseEffort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.Rate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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love god and do what you like.A précis of St. Augustine's statement "Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved."Rate it:

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needs a swift kick in the slats!Depression Expression; Threats and assertions of physical violence toward certain individuals during 'hard times' was common. Circa 1929-1939.Rate it:

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please excuse my dear aunt sallyA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of mathematical operations, in the PEMDAS order.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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swot up onTo study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate 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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You Can't Teach an Old Dog New TricksMaking people change their habits or adjusting to new skills is impossible, It is very hard to make people change their waysRate it:

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you have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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多多指教please give me advice; please guide me; nice to meet youRate it:

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bust assTo work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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bawl outTo deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.Rate it:

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Buch mit sieben Siegelnsomething considered very hard to understandRate it:

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buck forTo strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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drink from a firehoseTo take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.Rate it:

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pray tellPlease explain (something the requester does not yet understand).Rate it:

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pardon my frenchPlease excuse my swearing or bad language.Rate it:

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between scylla and charybdisSimilar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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dig inTo make a burst of hard work.Rate it:

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get down to bizfocus, concentrate, think hard.Rate it:

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give it one's best shotTo make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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one moment, pleaseUsed to ask a person to wait a moment.Rate it:

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pretty please with a cherry on topSynonym of pretty please with sugar on topRate it:

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come againCould you repeat that? Repeat that please. a polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been saidRate it:

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בין הפטיש והסדןcaught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard placeRate it:

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boys will be boysIt is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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please turn leftWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn left.Rate it:

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stiff as a wedding dickSomething is very hardRate it:

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boire secTo drink hard; To drink wine neat (without adding water).Rate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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bust a nutto work very hard, put in a lot of effortRate it:

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could I see the menu, pleaseSaid in a restaurant, to ask for the menu.Rate it:

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genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspirationThis is a famous quote attributed to Thomas Edison, a famous and prolific American inventor. The idea that hard work is the most important aspect of new inventions existed before Edison gave his quote, however.Rate it:

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please take it down a notch or two!Your objections are expressed in strong tones of violence!Rate 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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work like a horseTo work very hard; toilRate it:

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X factorAn unknown or hard-to-define influence; a factor with unknown or unforeseeable consequences.Rate it:

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садитесь, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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a horny handed son of the soilA hard working gardener or a farmercalRate it:

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