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To progress; to make progress.
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The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.
Submitted on February 13, 2012
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- common-or-garden
- cutting edge
- deep water
- do-or-die
- down to the wire
- forty winks
- give somebody an earful
- have other fish to fry
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- keep your hair on
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- kindred spirit
- labor of love
- make a decision
- make out like a bandit
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- not be caught dead
- nugget of truth
- object lesson
- on one's toes
- on steroids
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- one-off
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- pardon my french
- push the envelope
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