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go through the motionsTo do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.Rate it:

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go to workTo begin performing some task or work.Rate it:

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good to goReady for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.Rate it:

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half-pintA unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.Rate it:

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hard pressedHaving or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.Rate it:

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hardwiredDesigned to perform a specific task.Rate it:

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have a mountain to climbTo be faced with a difficult task or challenge.Rate it:

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have one's work cut out for oneTo face a large task or project.Rate it:

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i'd rather shit in my hands, then clap!When you really don't want to do something, you'd rather shit in your hands, then clap the poo, than performing a given task!Rate it:

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il m'a pris à partieHe took me to task; (legally) He summoned me.Rate it:

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knock it outTo complete the given task.Rate it:

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know one's onionsTo be knowledgeable about, and competent at, a particular subject or task.Rate it:

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lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:

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last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo do a task very carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.Rate it:

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lick and a promiseThe hasty or incomplete performance of a task.Rate it:

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loaded for bearThoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.Rate it:

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loose endA small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.Rate it:

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make a meal ofTo spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.Rate it:

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make quick work ofTo accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.Rate it:

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make short work ofTo make a task quicker or easier.Rate it:

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mess upTo make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.Rate it:

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mihi propositum est c. Inf. (or mihi proposui, ut)the task I have put before myself is...Rate it:

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money talks; bullshit walksProvide the money to do the task instead of just talking about it.Rate it:

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money's worthA good or service which is considered to be of a value equal to or greater than the amount of money expended for it.Rate it:

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more haste, less speedWhen we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.Rate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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nous sommes de compte à demi dans l'entrepriseWe are partners on equal terms in the venture; We are going halves in the venture.Rate it:

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opus aggredito take a task in hand, engage upon it.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTrying to achieve a particular task, often with difficulty.Rate it:

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peel grapesTo perform a menial task, eliminating trivial inconveniences.Rate it:

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PERRLInitialism of pupils are equal, round and react to light.Rate it:

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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

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plough onTo continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boringRate it:

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plow onto continue to do a menial or tedious task.Rate it:

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polish a turdTo work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.Rate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.Rate it:

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queer one's pitchTo make a task more difficult for the speaker.Rate it:

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quid pro quoan equal exchange.Rate it:

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rake over the coalsTo call to task or to reprimand severely.Rate it:

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real timeThe time duration required by a computer system to complete a particular taskRate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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set upto provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.Rate it:

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share and share alikeEqual rights to or equal portions of profits, assets, bequests, or other valuable items legally owed to investors, partners, beneficiaries, or other named associates.Rate it:

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short and sweetEfficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to an unpleasant task.Rate it:

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shoulder the burdento help with a task or difficulty; be sb's responsibilityRate it:

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Six of One and a Half of the OtherSomething that is equal, nothing to choose or select between,Rate it:

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