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To busily undertake a large task.
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She won't be going out much, as she's beavering away on her thesis.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
More phrases:
- bring forth
- come down to
- come on
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- crack up
- fix up
- make up
- move on
- pick up
- pour out
- put down for
- run about
- scarf down
- sound off
- stand back
- steer clear
- strip away
- take off
- taper off
- wolf down
- babe in arms
- back-to-back
- bad joke
- bend somebody's ear
- blow off steam
- by hand
- daily grind
- dead as a doorknob
- easy as pie
- family jewels
- fat chance
- fat of the land
- field day
- get the ball rolling
- give birth
- give in
- give somebody an earful
- golden opportunity
- grain of salt
- hand in hand
- have other fish to fry
- hold your fire
- in black and white
- in its infancy
- in touch
- keep your hair on
- kick the bucket
- kiss of death
- light up
- middle of the road
- nugget of truth
- of late
- on edge
- on the horn
- one of those days
- price is right
- pull one's head in
- put together
- see red
- small fry
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