To make a redoubled effort; to make a sincere attempt to improve
Pull up your socks / put yourself up by the bootstraps
to unexpectedly visit someone
drop in at
To try as hard as you can to do something or do something as well as you can
Give it your best shot
to begin to have or suffer from an illness
come down with something
be transformed into or become a particular kind of thing or person
turn into
To spare the effort of saying something, doing something or making an appeal that will be futile
Save your breath
To avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment. To physically climb off of or disembark from something. To remove someone or something from some surface
get off
To report one's misdeed or bad behavior to someone in a position of authority or someone who is affected by it
tell on someone
Wait a moment or be patient
Hold your horses
to be careful about something
watch out for
to fall out of something to make or let something or someone fall out of something to leave an activity or program
drop out of
rely on someone or something
count on
to have a different opinion, view, etc. than someone or something
disagree with
To reflect on the good things in one's life and be grateful for them
Count your blessings
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