ass into gear »
Get going; get moving; start producing.
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battle cry »
Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle.
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beddy-bye »
Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.
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cash cow »
A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
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deep water »
Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish »
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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down on one's luck »
Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
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empty promise »
A promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.
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fight a losing battle »
To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.
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fish or cut bait »
To choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide.
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go Dutch »
To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.
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going rate »
The current standard or usual price, rate, or salary for something.
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going to the dogs »
In such a poor state that it should be left to the dogs.
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hit one's stride »
To reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going.
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hot to trot »
Eager to begin; anxious to get going.
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it's a long road that has no turning »
encouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.
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keep up appearances »
To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.
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kick someone when they are down »
To make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.
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let the good times roll »
To have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.
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like it's going out of style »
Enthusiastically, to an excessive degree.
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link whoring »
The practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.
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mark time »
Marching in place; not going anywhere.
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non-starter »
Something that is not going to happen.
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on the mend »
Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.
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on the skids »
In decline; going downhill; in trouble.
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play Old Harry »
Blenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..
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shake a leg »
To get busy; to get going; to be productive.
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shit or get off the pot »
To choose between taking action now, or foregoing the opportunity until a later date.
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soapbox »
Especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
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stage of the game »
A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.
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stop someone in his tracks »
To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you're going to get »
Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.
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the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you're going to get »
Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.
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under the knife »
Undergoing a surgical procedure.
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vote with one's feet »
To show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.
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wash out »
To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
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what's cooking »
What's happening?; what's going on?; how are you?.
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when the going gets tough, the tough get going »
in difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.
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word on the street »
The rumour or news going around on the street.
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word on the wire »
The rumour or news going around on the Internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.
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you can't fight city hall »
(chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.
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