a penny saved is a penny earned »
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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bring it weak »
To fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".
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cash in »
To profit from; to use an opportunity to maximum advantage, especially financially.
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flat chat »
At maximum capability or speed.
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full blast »
Maximum capacity or effort.
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full speed ahead »
A command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.
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full speed ahead »
Maximum effort without reservations or delay.
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give 110%25 »
Make the maximum possible effort.
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go for the gold »
To attempt to achieve the maximum reward or result in an endeavor.
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go large »
To enjoy oneself to the maximum.
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go the distance »
To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds.
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heaven helps those who help themselves »
A maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.
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nut-cutting time »
Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.
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old saw »
A cliché, saying, or overused expression; especially a proverb or maxim.
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play to the gallery »
To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.
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put the pedal to the metal »
To exert maximum effort.
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put the pedal to the metal »
To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.
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run to »
To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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to the max »
To the maximum possible degree or extent.
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top dollar »
The maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price.
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up to eleven »
Beyond the maximum possible threshold.
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