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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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bear off fromTo stand further off fromRate it:

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

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breast upTo cut the face of on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.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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lip serviceEmpty talk; words absent of action or intention.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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Stick to Your GunsTo be firm and determined in your statement in front of opposition, to take stand for your right regardless of troublesRate it:

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swot up onTo study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.Rate it:

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walk the talkTo do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises. To walk one's talk is to be innocent of hypocrisy.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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ain't no mountain high enoughno barrier or obstacle will stand in one's way in reaching his/her objectiveRate it:

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

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.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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fall overTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.Rate it:

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perk upTo become more uprightRate it:

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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the good die youngWell-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.Rate it:

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top offTo fill completely; to fill or refill the final portion of something not empty.Rate it:

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hungry as a bearvoracious, starved, empty.Rate it:

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plant your feet firmly on the ground!Assume a firm stand, become resolute, reject intimidation.Rate it:

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abide byTo remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.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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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.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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jemandem die Stange haltento remain loyal to someone, to stand by someoneRate 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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center fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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