What does it mean to crank out?

to produce something in large amounts, like a machine does:

She cranks out two new books a year.

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brisk

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adjective: brisk; comparative adjective: brisker; superlative adjective: briskest

active, fast, and energetic.

"a good brisk walk"

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whop·ping

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adjective

informal

adjective: whopping

very large.

"a whopping $74 million loss"

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lock·step

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noun

North American

noun: lockstep; noun: lock-step

a way of marching with each person as close as possible to the one in front.

"the trio marched in lockstep"

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What does full steam mean?

—used to say that something is being done with as much speed and power as possible

The work started slowly, but now it's full steam ahead.

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headlong

in a rush; with reckless haste.

"those who rush headlong to join in the latest craze"

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gruel·ing

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adjective: gruelling; adjective: grueling

extremely tiring and demanding.

"a grueling schedule"

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swel·ter

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verb: swelter; 3rd person present: swelters; past tense: sweltered; past participle: sweltered; gerund or present participle: sweltering

(of a person or the atmosphere at a particular time or place) be uncomfortably hot.

"Barney sweltered in his doorman's uniform"

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EarthCam

Founded in 1996, EarthCam.com is a network of scenic webcams offering a complete searchable database of views of places around the world.

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What does it mean to look to something?

(look to something) to direct your thoughts or attention to something.

The party needs to look to the future and forget its past problems.

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cusp

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noun: cusp; plural noun: cusps

a point of transition between two different states.

"those on the cusp of adulthood"

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Evidence-based treatment

Evidence-based treatment (EBT) refers to treatment that is backed by scientific evidence. That is, studies have been conducted and extensive research has been documented on a particular treatment, and it has proven to be successful.

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OB-GYN

An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional that specializes in female reproductive health.

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fe·ver pitch

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noun: fever pitch

a state of extreme excitement.

"the football crowd was at fever pitch"

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pre·text

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noun

noun: pretext; plural noun: pretexts

a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

"the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move"

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nose-to-nose

direct, confrontational

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Naval gunfire support

Naval gunfire support (NGFS) (also known as shore bombardment) is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range.

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out of the woods

out of difficulties, danger or trouble

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rule one’s life

phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] If you say that something rules someone's life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way.

I'm conscious of what I eat, but it doesn't rule my life.

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backorder

place an order for (a product) that is temporarily out of stock.

"the item was backordered by our distributor"

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What does it mean to weather a situation?

: to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged too much

Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

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Coroners

Coroners are elected lay people who often do not have professional training, whereas medical examiners are appointed and have board-certification in a medical specialty. The coroner system has advantages, but they are heavily outweighed by its disadvantages.

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checkbox

A checkbox is a graphical widget that permits the user to make a binary choice, i.e. a choice between one of two possible mutually exclusive options. For example, the user may have to answer 'yes' or 'no' on a simple yes/no question. Checkboxes are shown as ? when unchecked, or ? or ? when checked.

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What is the meaning to jump on the opportunity?

jump at the opportunity (to do something)

To accept or seize with alacrity an opportunity (to do something).

Mark complains about his teaching job a lot, but I knew if he were offered a tenured position in the school, he would jump at the opportunity.

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flip the script

phrase of script

informal?North American

reverse the usual or existing positions in a situation; do something unexpected or revolutionary.

"Campbell flips the script on the old beauty-and-the-beast formula"

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