ahead of the game »
Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.
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all things come to those who wait »
(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.
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be taken ill »
Due to sudden illness.
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bottle out »
To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.
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burn out »
To extinguish due to lack of fuel.
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burn out »
To tire due to overwork.
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by virtue of »
Because of; on the grounds of; by reason of; due to; based on.
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chicken out »
To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
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come to »
To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
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cry all the way to the bank »
To be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.
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cry out »
To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.
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damp squib »
A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.
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due course »
A. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
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due course »
A. 1735, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.
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due course »
A. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.
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