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I think we are closing in on the end of this project.
Submitted on July 18, 2010
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- as if
- back to square one
- been there, done that
- bent on
- beside oneself
- bet dollars to donuts
- bite one's tongue
- carry on
- catch-as-catch-can
- child's play
- chip off the old block
- drop a dime
- even money
- get busy
- get by the balls
- go on the rampage
- go out of one's way
- grace period
- hang a ralph
- have a flat
- have other fish to fry
- heebie-jeebies
- in heaven's name
- in its infancy
- let her rip
- middle of nowhere
- muckety muck
- night owl
- on board
- one-off
- out of character
- out of house and home
- own up
- pachyderm
- pass on
- push the envelope
- put down roots
- quick-and-dirty
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- rush hour
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- stand a chance
- take one's time
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