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To fiddle idly.
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These guys don't mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes.
Submitted on August 30, 2012
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- add fuel to the fire
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- been there, done that
- bite one's tongue
- call it a day
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- get one's act together
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- make an honest woman
- muckety muck
- no frills
- no slouch
- old school
- old stick
- on a full stomach
- on board
- on steroids
- out of house and home
- out of one's depth
- own up
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- play one's cards right
- pound the pavement
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