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hold someone's feet to the fire
(idiomatic) To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.
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coast-to-coast
(of travel) That takes place from one coast to another (especially of a continent or large nation) / (of a broadcast) That is relayed across a continent or large nation
robs Peter to pay Paul
robbed Peter to pay Paul
cut to the quick
(transitive, figuratively) To hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally. / (figuratively) To discuss the underlying sensitive or unpleasant root of a given topic.
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to the quick
right to choose
(public policy, law, ethics) The moral or legal entitlement of a pregnant woman to make the full and final decision either to give birth to her child or to abort the fetus.
come to mind
(idiomatic) To appear in one's thoughts.
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brings owls to Athens
stick to one's guns
(dated, military, of gunners) To persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire. / (idiomatic, by extension) To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition.
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