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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

Josh Billings

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.english-slang.com

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Nature is in earnest when she makes a woman. www.english-slang.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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