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WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.

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with might and main

[with might and main] {adv. phr.} With full strength or complete effort. * /The sailors pulled the rope with might and main./ * /John tried with all his might and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the main

[in the main] {adv. phr.}, {formal} In most cases; generally; usually. * /In the main, small boys and dogs are good friends./ * /In the main, the pupils did well […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

main squeeze

[main squeeze] {n.}, {slang} 1. The top ranking person in an organization or in a neighborhood; an important person, such as one's boss. * /Mr. Bronchard is the main squeeze […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[main drag] {n.}, {colloquial} 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. * /Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town./ 2. The street where the dope […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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