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it's grim up northA phrase suggesting that the standard of life in the north of England is poor compared to that in the south.Rate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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lay down the markerTo set the standard.Rate it:

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le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelleThe game is not worth the candle; It is not worth while.Rate it:

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lose the plotTo have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.Rate it:

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metiri, ponderare, aestimare, iudicare aliquid (ex) aliqua reto measure something by the standard of something else; to make something one's criterion.Rate it:

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NECNot Elsewhere Classified, a phrase used in classification codes such as Standard Industrial Classification, International Standard Classification of Occupations, DSM-IV-TR, DSM-5, ICD-9, and ICD-10.Rate it:

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omnia consilia et facta ad virtutem referre (Phil. 10. 10. 20)to make virtue the standard in every thought and act.Rate it:

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pass musterTo measure up to a particular standard.Rate it:

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rule the dayTo set the standard which guides behavior; to control a situation, group, strategy, etc.Rate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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up to snuffAdequate; of acceptable or quality; satisfying an appropriate standard.Rate it:

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