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Stick to Your GunsTo be firm and determined in your statement in front of opposition, to take stand for your right regardless of troublesRate it:

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go great gunsTo perform particularly well; to be particularly successful.Rate it:

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go great gunsTo move or proceed very quickly.Rate it:

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stick to one's gunsTo persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire.Rate it:

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stick to one's gunsTo maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition.Rate it:

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built like a tankSturdy; exceptionally well constructed.Rate it:

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built like a brick shithouseOf a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.Rate it:

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built like a brick shithouseExceptionally well constructed; strong or tough.Rate it:

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built like a tankBroad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.Rate it:

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jerry builtBuilt in a makeshift and insubstantial manner.Rate it:

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Rome was not Built in a DayHarder achievements or goals can’t be attained easily and quicklyRate it:

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rome wasn't built in a dayIt takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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house of cardsA structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.Rate it:

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beefcakeImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.Rate it:

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c'est un château de cartes que cette maisonThis is a jerry-built house.Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo live in a newly-built house (and therefore damp). Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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faire feuTo fire (rifles, guns).Rate it:

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fudge factorany padding or compensation built into a guess or estimateRate it:

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l'arbre ne tombe pas au premier coupEverything requires time and exertion; Rome was not built in a day.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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new townA town built to address housing shortages post World War II.Rate it:

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paris ne s'est pas fait en un jourRome was not built in a day.Rate it:

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put upto build or as past tense, builtRate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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under constructionA building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”Rate it:

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