rock the boat »
To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
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run after »
To make a determined effort to win someone's affections.
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run somebody ragged »
To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.
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smear campaign »
An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
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spin one's wheels »
To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar »
To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.
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take something in stride »
To cope with something without much effort; to accept or manage something well.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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two for two »
Successful at both of two efforts.
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work at »
To make a physical or mental effort to progress some specified task.
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worth one's while »
Good and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on.
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you only get what you give »
There is a positive correlation between the effort one puts in and the benefits one receives.
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