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extra culpam esseto be free from blame.Rate it:

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extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)joking apart.Rate it:

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extra modum prodireto pass the limit.Rate it:

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extra pair of handsThe assistance of another person.Rate it:

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extra portam egredito go outside the gate.Rate it:

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extra teli iactum, coniectum esseto be out of range.Rate it:

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extra, praeter modumbeyond all measure.Rate it:

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flumen extra ripas diffluitthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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go the extra mileTo make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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Make Ends MeetTo have just enough money to have things that you needRate it:

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odds and endsMiscellaneous things.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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the ends justify the meansAlternative form of the end justifies the means.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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at loose endsIn an uncertain position or situation.Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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go to the ends of the earthTo do everything possible to achieve something.Rate it:

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loose endsunresolved detailsRate it:

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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.Rate it:

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Play Both Ends Against the MiddleTo take advantage by causing two opposing groups stand against each other, dishonestly misusing two forces for the sake of attaining ones selfish purposeRate it:

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the ends of the earthThe furthest reaches of the land.Rate it:

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tie up loose endsTo deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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no frillsBasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.Rate it:

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spare tireAn extra wheel or tire carried as a replacement in case of a flat.Rate it:

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special deliveryA kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.Rate it:

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throw inTo add something extra free of charge.Rate it:

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bells and whistlesExtra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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forty winksSleep, extra sleep, or a nap.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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go out of one's wayTo make an extra effort.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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moo-burgerA hamburg cooked extra rare.Rate it:

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ñapathe little something extraRate it:

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add oilTo make extra effort.Rate it:

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around the HornVia shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.Rate it:

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arrivare alla fine del mesemake ends meetRate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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beauty sleepExtra sleep or a special nap.Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsburn one's candle at both ends, or both )Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsTo burn the candle at both ends.Rate it:

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busted flushAnything which ends up worthless despite great potential.Rate it:

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Carry Coals to NewcastleTo bring extra, to do anything pointless and needlessRate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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diable vauverta million miles away, to the ends of the earthRate it:

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