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To depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence.
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The game is going to come down to the last five seconds.
Submitted on January 04, 2011
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- tear away
- tee off
- turn into
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- a cut above
- a different ballpark
- a little bird told me
- be all ears
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- bend the truth
- chew the fat
- come to terms
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- don't get me started
- elbow room
- even money
- fall off a truck
- flower
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- gear up
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- hard of hearing
- in touch
- it takes two to tango
- jolly someone along
- lion's share
- lip service
- low-hanging fruit
- make a decision
- make fun of
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- move heaven and earth
- much of a muchness
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- no frills
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