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I think we are closing in on the end of this project.
Submitted on July 18, 2010
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- a notch above
- bang up job
- bear in mind
- bells and whistles
- blow off steam
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- cut of one's jib
- daily grind
- dead
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- field day
- fit as a fiddle
- get busy
- get off
- give in
- go blue
- grain of salt
- have a flat
- hold your fire
- honest-to-goodness
- in order
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- it takes two to tango
- jump at the chance
- jump the gun
- kick the bucket
- kindred soul
- kindred spirit
- king
- lemon law
- lion's share
- low-hanging fruit
- lump in one's throat
- make fun of
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- night owl
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