[ace in the hole] {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to […]

[at it] {adj. phr.} Busily doing something; active. * /His rule […]

[Aunt Tom] {n.}, {slang}, {originally from Black English} A successful professional […]

[back of] or [in back of] {prep.} 1. In or at […]

[be the making of] {v. phr.} To account for the success […]

[blind date] {n.} An engagement or date arranged by friends for […]

[bowl over] {v.}, {informal} 1. To knock down as if with […]

[break through] {v.} To be successful after overcoming a difficulty or […]

[breakthrough] {n.} A point of sudden success after a long process […]

[by dint of] {prep.} By the exertion of; by the use […]