cry out for »
To say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.
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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.
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fight fires »
To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
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in a pinch »
In an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.
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live one »
A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.
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see a man »
To take one's leave for some urgent purpose, especially to go to the bathroom.
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when push comes to shove »
When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.
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when the chips are down »
When the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical.
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when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's easy to forget that the initial objective was to drain the swamp »
Only because it seems so urgent.
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