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slowly but surelyIn a slow, yet careful mannerRate it:

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make haste slowlyTo do haste properly to reduce the amount of mistakes.Rate it:

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mills of the gods grind slowlyJustice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.Rate it:

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please speak more slowlyUsed to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.Rate it:

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slowly i turn, step by step, inch by inchTo move deliberately & slowlyRate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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burn upTo anger; to annoy.Rate it:

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burn downTo burn to nothing.Rate it:

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Burn Your Bridges behind YouTo make unchangeable commitment, to be determined on any decisionRate it:

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burn outTo tire due to overwork.Rate it:

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burn outTo extinguish due to lack of fuel.Rate it:

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burn upTo catch fire and burn until destroyed.Rate it:

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burn upTo destroy by burning.Rate it:

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burn a hole in one's pocketTo cause someone to be tempted to spend money.Rate it:

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burn offTo dissipate as the result of heat.Rate it:

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burn rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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burn downTo completely burn, so that nothing remains.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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burn offTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.Rate it:

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burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:

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burn offTo fill with programming not suitable for its original purpose.Rate it:

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burn one's bridgesTo destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc.Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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burn one's fingersTo harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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burn some rubberAn expression of intent to drive ruthlessly, speedily, wildly, illegally: Express the intention to perform tasks, agendas in wild abandon, in order to impress, gain an advantage, recover lost time or missed opportunity:Rate it:

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Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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burn to a crispTo burn very badly (usually in reference to food).Rate it:

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crash and burnTo fail utterly.Rate it:

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do a slow burnTo experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.Rate it:

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slow burnA gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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flame outburn up, fire up, flame up, flare upRate it:

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a watched pot never boilsA process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.Rate it:

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filter downOf a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo go about something slowly and carefully.Rate it:

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one at a timeIndividually, as opposed to collectively; slowly or methodically, figuratively.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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aliquem mortuum cremare (Sen. 23. 84)to burn a corpse.Rate it:

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blaze upTo burn more brightlyRate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsburn one's candle at both ends, or both )Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsTo burn the candle at both ends.Rate it:

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ce procès traîne en longueurThat lawsuit is dragging on slowly.Rate it:

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dar las uvasto cause to go slowlyRate it:

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die awayTo die gradually or slowly.Rate it:

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dragTo act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.Rate it:

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dragTo move slowly.Rate it:

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drag one's feetTo procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.Rate it:

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