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pour it on(verb, idiom, move, force)
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prey on(verb, annoy, suppress, burden)
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put screws to(idiom, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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stretch out(verb, phrasal verb)
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sweat blood(verb, endeavor, strive)
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take on(verb, work, drive, determine)
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tire out(annoy, depress, consume, dry)
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try for(verb, work, struggle, try)
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try hard(verb, work, use, struggle)
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wear down(verb, worry, fail, annoy)
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Herculean task(trouble, concern, weight, load)
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apply oneself(verb, drive, manage, use)
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ball and chain(idiom, trouble, concern, burden)
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bear down on(idiom, trouble, charge, bother)
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beat down(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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become aware(verb, take, get, catch)
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bend over backward(idiom, work, struggle, try)
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bleed dry(reduce, finish, use, dry)
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blood line
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break in(verb, develop, improve, prepare)
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