Effort & character
185 idioms live on this lane.
Idioms about effort & character
- above the curve
- back-burner
- bang down the door
- batten down the hatches
- be left holding the baby
- bell the cat
- bend over backwards
- blaze a trail
- blood, sweat and tears
- blow the whistle
- bounce back
- break a sweat
- break one's neck
- bring down the hammer
- call to account
- carrot and stick
- carry one's weight
- carry the can
- carry the message to Garcia
- catch dust
- chopped liver
- close one's eyes
- collect dust
- come a long way
- come forward
- come from a good place
- cowboy up
- crawl before one walks
- cross that bridge when one comes to it
- cut to pieces
- die on the vine
- do one's damnedest
- do one's darnedest
- do one's utmost
- do-or-die
- down but not out
- draw a line
- drop the ball
- dummy run
- Dunkirk spirit
- duty calls
- eat one's Wheaties
- elbow grease
- eyes on the prize
- fall between the cracks
- fall by the wayside
- fall through the cracks
- fighting spirit
- fire in the belly
- fire on all cylinders
- follow through
- for all one is worth
- for the love of
- gear up
- get back on the horse that bucked one
- get on the stick
- get one's ass in gear
- get one's finger out
- get one's hands dirty
- get one's juices flowing
- get the ball rolling
- get the lead out
- gird up one's loins
- give chase
- give it one's best shot
- give it the gun
- give one's all
- give one's head a shake
- go a long way
- go by the board
- go from strength to strength
- go the extra mile
- go through the motions
- go to great lengths
- grab the bull by the horns
- grasp the nettle
- grit one's teeth
- hand-sitter
- hang tough
- have one's act together
- have one's ducks in a row
- have someone's blood on one's head
- hit the ground running
- hitch one's wagon to a star
- in one's back pocket
- jump through hoops
- keep on trucking
- keep the home fires burning
- keep the show on the road
- kick against the pricks
- knock oneself out
- knock someone flat
- lay the groundwork
- lead up to
- leaps and bounds
- learn to walk before one can run
- leave someone holding the baby
- leave someone out in the cold
- leave the ball in someone's court
- let drive
- let slide
- lick and a promise
- lie at someone's door
- light a fire under
- like water off a duck's back
- little strokes fell great oaks
- loaded for bear
- look before one leaps
- look the other way
- lost in the shuffle
- made of sterner stuff
- make a move
- make ground
- make happen
- make headway
- make one's hand
- make one's way
- mind the store
- move heaven and earth
- no guts, no glory
- no pain, no gain
- not see someone for dust
- nothing ventured, nothing gained
- on a kick
- on someone's hands
- on track
- one step at a time
- one step forward, two steps back
- pass the buck
- psyched up
- pull one's finger out
- pull one's socks up
- pull the trigger
- put a stop to
- put one foot in front of the other
- put one's back into
- put one's foot down upon
- put one's mind to it
- put out a fire
- put something behind one
- raise the bar
- reach for the sky
- ready up
- rev up
- rise to the challenge
- rise to the occasion
- rush in
- seize the day
- set the stage
- slip through the cracks
- slug away
- soften the ground
- spare no effort
- step forward
- step up
- stepping stone
- strain every nerve
- strap on a pair
- suck it up
- take a licking and keep on ticking
- take a stand
- take it upon oneself
- take on the chin
- take the bull by the horns
- take the initiative
- thick skin
- throw one's hat over the fence
- throw one's hat over the wall
- topple over
- tough as nails
- turn a blind eye
- turn a corner
- under way
- up and at 'em
- vote with one's feet
- walk the floor
- walk the talk
- whatever it takes
- what's in it for me
- with one's bare hands
- wither on the vine
- work one's fingers to the bone
- work someone's arse off
- work someone's ass off
- wouldn't shout if a shark bit him