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To say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.
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This state of affairs is crying out for an independent investigation.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
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- bad for you
- bolt bucket
- burst someone's bubble
- carry one's weight
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- down-to-earth
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- first port of call
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- half-baked
- have a blast
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- in its infancy
- in layman's terms
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- lion's share
- middle of nowhere
- no joy
- not be caught dead
- object lesson
- of late
- on its merits
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- outside the box
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