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To come to a higher position.
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I came up' the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.
Submitted on August 28, 2012
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- run through
- scrape off
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- at a stand
- at the ready
- back-to-back
- bad joke
- blessing in disguise
- buy time
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- call it a day
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- cooking with gas
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- go red
- go without saying
- good luck with that
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- have a flat
- hit someone for six
- hit the spot
- home stretch
- keep a close watch on
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- lion's share
- make a decision
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- not be caught dead
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