cook up »
To manufacture; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.
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down to the short strokes »
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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earn one's keep »
To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.
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fall through »
To be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
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gandy dancer »
A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.
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knock up »
To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.
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labor of love »
A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.
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man up »
To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions.
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off the chain »
Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.
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short strokes »
The final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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song and dance »
An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
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square meal »
A satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.
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