(achieve sth)
51no pain, no gain — spoken phrase used for saying that you have to work hard if you want to achieve something Thesaurus: progress and developmentsynonym ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: pain * * * suffering is …
52risk-taking — UK US noun [uncountable] an action or activity in which someone takes risks to achieve a benefit Thesaurus: risks, threats and dangerssynonym Derived Word: risk taker * * * noun [noncount] : the act or fact of doing something that involves danger …
53a step ahead (of somebody) — a/one step aˈhead (of sb/sth) idiom when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do Main entry: ↑stepidiom …
54one step ahead (of somebody) — a/one step aˈhead (of sb/sth) idiom when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do Main entry: ↑stepidiom …
55a step ahead (of something) — a/one step aˈhead (of sb/sth) idiom when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do Main entry: ↑stepidiom …
56one step ahead (of something) — a/one step aˈhead (of sb/sth) idiom when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do Main entry: ↑stepidiom …
57hammer away at something — ˌhammer aˈway at sth derived to work hard in order to finish or achieve sth; to keep repeating sth in order to get the result that you want • She kept hammering away at that point all through the meeting. Main entry: ↑hammerderived …
58have something on your side — have sth on your ˈside idiom to have sth as an advantage that will make it more likely that you will achieve sth • She may not win this year, but she does have youth on her side. Main entry: ↑sideidiom …
59peg away (at something) — ˌpeg aˈway (at sth) derived (informal, especially BrE) to continue working hard at sth or trying to achieve sth difficult Main entry: ↑pegderived …
60set your mind on something — put/set/turn your ˈmind to sth | set your ˈmind on sth idiom to decide you want to achieve sth and give this all your attention • She could have been a brilliant pianist if she d put her mind to it. Main entry: ↑mindidiom …
