under way »
A vessel is said to be underway when she is not anchored, moored, aground, or beached[1]. Compare with make way.
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walk the talk »
To do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises. To walk one's talk is to be innocent of hypocrisy.
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wash over »
Said of the way an emotion affects one suddenly.
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when all is said and done »
In the end; ultimately.
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you made your bed, now sleep in it »
A moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.
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