earnest

See: IN EARNEST.

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in earnest

[in earnest] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Seriously; in a determined way. * /The beaver was building his dam in earnest./ * /Bill did his homework in earnest./ - Often used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, chapter 12

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Josh Billings(1815-1885)

U.S. humorist My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey through life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the […] www.sky-net-eye.com

for real

[for real] (1) {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not practice or play; earnest, real, serious. * /The war games were over now. This battle was for real./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pass by the board

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put by

[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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