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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 joke
- bear in mind
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- for the time being
- from time to time
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- gloss over
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- kick the bucket
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- round of applause
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