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in process of time
In the course of time; as time goes on; gradually; in due course.
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down to the wire
At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
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home in on
To focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
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ramp up
To be in the process of learning a new ability.
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run for
To try to obtain political position through the democratic voting process.
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a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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dummy out
From a video game in the process of localizing that game from a foreign country.
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act out
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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pare down
To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
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a watched pot never boils
A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
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and all
Including every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.
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at work
Working, in the process of doing work.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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bottoming the house
The process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.
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brain fart
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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bulk billing
The process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.
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bust your buns
Work energetically, and bust your 'buns' in the process!
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caucus race
The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, esp. presidential; a primary election via caucus.
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diminishing returns
A condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.
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dusty miller
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.
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end of the line
Final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.
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fall between the cracks
To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.
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final cut
A group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.
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first port of call
The first place to go to start a process.
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give and take
A process of compromise or accommodation.
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give someone a bloody nose
to defeat or frustrate someone, but not doing any permanent damage in the process
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gum up
To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
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in the act
In the process of doing something; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
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in the hopper
In the process of being prepared or produced.
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in the making
In development; in the process of being made.
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keep someone in the loop
To furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision-making process.
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lead time
The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.
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making a mountain out of a molehill
In the process of making a judgement call relative to a situation or incident one can easily gather unconfirmed reports, unsubstantiated evidence which can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill.
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mind the store
To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.
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off the grid
Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.
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off to the races
In or into a process of energetic engagement in some activity; in or into a phase of conspicuously increasing satisfaction or success.
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pick up stitches
Stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.
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point of no return
The point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.
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put one's name in the hat
To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.
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slow-walk
To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.
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spectator sport
Something, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in.
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stage of the game
A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.
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sticking point
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
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sticking-place
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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the fix is in
A process (for example, a court case) has been rigged behind the scenes and its outcome will not reflect true justice.
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the wheels fell off
Something failed, often after a laborious, tiring process.
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think on one's feet
When one is in the middle of a process, activity, or conversation, to adjust rapidly, effectively, and intelligently to new developments or changing circumstances.
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throw the baby out with the bathwater
To discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.
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tick all the boxes
To fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.
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unavailable energy
Energy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do work
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