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To say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.
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This state of affairs is crying out for an independent investigation.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
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- tuck in
- back-to-back
- beside oneself
- bolt bucket
- by heart
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- carry a torch for
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- chew the fat
- cut and dried
- daily grind
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- deep water
- elbow room
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- get off
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- in black and white
- in one's cups
- in order
- jolly someone along
- jump at the chance
- keep an eye on
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- lucky break
- middle of nowhere
- mind one's own business
- much of a muchness
- nuts and bolts
- on one's toes
- one another
- out of proportion
- own up
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