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um die Ecke denkento think outside the boxRate it:

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viel um die Ohren habento be busyRate it:

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wake up and die rightget a gripRate it:

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what did your last slave die ofUsed to indicate that someone is being bossy and/or demanding, usually to an unreasonable extent.Rate it:

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wo ist die Toilettewhere is the toiletRate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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almost went into a coma earning this diplomaLong hard work for the diplomaRate it:

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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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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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fuck offTo die or leave unexpectedly.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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kick the dustTo dieRate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.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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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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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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bust assTo work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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che sera seraUsed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.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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check outTo die.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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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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kick the bucketTo die.Rate it:

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not out of the woods yetPatient has shown improvement but still could get worse and dieRate it:

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give up the ghostTo cease clinging to life; to die.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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pass awayTo die.Rate it:

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pop offTo die suddenly.Rate it:

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take a dirt napTo die.Rate 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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random numberA number selected based on a uniform distribution, typically using a suitable generator (for example, rolling a die).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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