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Put Your Shoulder to the WheelTo work really hard for something, making great effort to accomplish somethingRate it:

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put-up jobAn attempt to trick, deceive, or con someone.Rate it:

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put-up or shut up!Agree to pay-up, agree fully and forthwith to cooperate, join, invest oneself or funds or chattels.Rate it:

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ridden hard and put away wetMistreated; not properly cared for.Rate it:

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rode hard and put away wetA graphic way of saying someone is exhausted or. overworkedRate it:

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stay putTo remain in one fixed place.Rate it:

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you can't put a wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.Rate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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brave outTo tolerate or put up with bravelyRate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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come along!Join me, move forward, let's stay together.Rate it:

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don't risk it for the biscuitDon't put yourself at risk, it may result in disaster.Rate it:

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double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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faire le bon apôtreTo put on a saintly look; To pretend to be holy.Rate it:

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forge aheadTo move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)Rate it:

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full speed aheadA command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.Rate it:

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grin and bear itTo tolerate adversity with good humor; put up with pain, misfortune, or unpleasantness without complaining or in a stoic mannerRate it:

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lay upTo store; to put by.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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lotus eatingDreaming of things that can never be put into practiceRate it:

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make doTo put solution to a matter precariously (limited or inadequate means available).Rate it:

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sack upTo put in a sack.Rate it:

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stack upTo put into a stackRate it:

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you made your bed, now sleep in itA moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.Rate it:

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hold outTo hold something out; to extend forward.Rate it:

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be a manTo put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

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buckle downTo put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.Rate it:

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candle in the windA fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.Rate it:

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mettre du sel sous la queue d'un oiseauTo put salt on a bird’s tail.Rate it:

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suck it upTo put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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bite the bulletTo accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.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 is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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lump togetherTo put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.Rate it:

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make headwayTo progress; to move forward.Rate it:

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stick upTo put up by sticking.Rate it:

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tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.Rate it:

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a side glance!Offering/Receiving, observing a straight forward focus of attention, without any variation of head or eye movement.Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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you can hang your hat on thatIt's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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apply oneselfTo put forth a concerted effort; to try; to focus.Rate it:

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bottle upPut into bottles.Rate it:

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