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To make a burst of hard work.
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I've got to dig in for a couple of weeks to secure my promotion.
Submitted on March 30, 2011
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- bad for you
- burn the midnight oil
- by leaps and bounds
- dead on
- elbow room
- flea in one's ear
- for the time being
- get into trouble
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- get one's claws into
- have a green thumb
- have a heart
- if only
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- in order
- keep an eye peeled
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- lie through one's teeth
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- lump in one's throat
- move heaven and earth
- much of a muchness
- muckety muck
- no biggie
- no slouch
- odd and curious
- off-color
- on the horn
- out of order
- over one's head
- party pooper
- play old harry
- price is right
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