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🔥 Actions & Effort

Idioms about work, effort, and taking action.

408 idioms in this category

take to something like a duck to water

to adapt to something very easily

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take up the cudgels

to defend a cause or take a stand vigorously

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take up the gauntlet

to accept a challenge with determination

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talk nineteen to the dozen

to speak very quickly and continuously without stopping

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talk out of turn

to speak at an inappropriate time or without being asked

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tan someone's hide

to punish someone, often through physical means

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teething troubles

initial challenges faced at the start of a new project or process

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the ball is in somebody's court

it is now someone else's turn to take action or make a decision

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the ball is in your court

It's now your turn to take action or make a decision.

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the ball rolling

To start an activity or project.

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the early bird gets the worm

Those who act promptly or start early will have the best chances of success.

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there's a method to his madness

His seemingly irrational actions actually have a logical strategy behind them.

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