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To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.
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The band were banging out a vaguely recognisable version of the Star Spangled Banner.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- drop off
- goof off
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- jump up
- kick around
- knock out
- pick up
- potter around
- put in
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- tee off
- bend the truth
- burn the midnight oil
- crown jewels
- dry run
- elbow room
- eye candy
- flesh out
- for goodness' sake
- frog in one's throat
- give over
- good job
- goose is cooked
- half a mind
- hand in hand
- haul ass
- have a look-see
- have truck with
- in black and white
- in its infancy
- in order
- in the hot seat
- in the nick of time
- it takes two to tango
- keep a lid on
- king
- lion
- night owl
- no frills
- number one
- oh dark thirty
- on one's toes
- on the right track
- one another
- out of one's depth
- out of order
- over and over
- quarter past
- raise the bar
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- take a breather
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- test the waters
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