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labor of loveA task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.Rate it:

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sed lābor longiusbut that takes us too far.Rate it:

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23 skidoo[c. 1908-1923] To be forced to leave quickly.Rate it:

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knuckle underTo yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so.Rate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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there are none so blind as those who will not seeUnderstanding cannot be forced on someone who chooses to be ignorant.Rate it:

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when the chips are downA difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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smell of the lampTo bear marks of great study and labor.Rate it:

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earn one's keepTo perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.Rate it:

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off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

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wind it upClose the discussion, adjourn the meeting, cease the efforts and labor.Rate it:

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square mealA satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.Rate it:

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back on one's heelsIn a state of unease, surprise, or bewilderment, especially such that one's functioning or performance is detracted upon; Forced into a position of disadvantage, retreat, or poor performanceRate it:

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blindA player who is or was forced to make a bet.Rate it:

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blindA forced bet.Rate it:

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bring to heelTo be forced to obey.Rate it:

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citatum agmen rapereto lead the army with forced marches.Rate it:

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comfort womanA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.Rate it:

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correr la manoEjecutar con la mano velozmente una labor creativa.Rate it:

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de sententia deici, depelli, deterrerito be forced to change one's mind.Rate it:

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Eat CrowTo be forced to do somewhat very displeasing; to admit your fault or defeat publiclyRate it:

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eppur si muoveThe words allegedly uttered by Galileo Galilei after being forced to recant heliocentrism: “and yet it moves”.Rate it:

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gato con guantes no caza ratonesIndica que cuando se va a realizar una labor manual hay que llevar la indumentaria adecuada.Rate it:

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il a ri du bout des lèvresHe laughed in a forced manner.Rate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:

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kip downTo sleep somewhere other than home, forced to do so by circumstances.Rate it:

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labour of loveUK spelling of labor of love.Rate it:

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magnis itineribus (Sall. Iug. 37)by forced marches.Rate it:

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man upTo staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions.Rate it:

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pen inTo enclose in a pen To be stuck in a situation; to be forced into a situation by circumstances.Rate it:

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plead the fifthTo invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.Rate it:

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quaerendum esse mihi visum estthe question has forced itself on my mind.Rate it:

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quam maximis itineribus (potest)by the longest possible forced marches.Rate it:

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raptim agmen ducereto lead the army with forced marches.Rate it:

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sweat of one's browThe effort extended in labor, and the value created thereby.Rate it:

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walk the plankTo be forced to resign from a position in an organization.Rate it:

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work offTo end by doing labor for the person owed money.Rate it:

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