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  • 41cling to something — ˈcling to sth | ˌcling ˈon to sth derived to be unwilling to get rid of sth, or stop doing sth • Throughout the trial she had clung to the belief that he was innocent. • He had one last hope to cling on to. • She managed to cling on to life for… …

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  • 42cling on to something — ˈcling to sth | ˌcling ˈon to sth derived to be unwilling to get rid of sth, or stop doing sth • Throughout the trial she had clung to the belief that he was innocent. • He had one last hope to cling on to. • She managed to cling on to life for… …

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  • 43cling to hope — If people cling to hope, they continue to hope though the chances of success are very small …

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  • 44cling´ing|ly — cling|ing «KLIHNG ihng», adjective. that clings; that holds fast. –cling´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 45cling|ing — «KLIHNG ihng», adjective. that clings; that holds fast. –cling´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 46cling tenaciously — index adhere (persist), persevere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 47cling on on by your fingernails — cling on/hang on by (your) fingernails if you are clinging on by your fingernails, you are only just managing to avoid danger or failure. We re hanging on by our fingernails and hoping that it rains before we lose our entire crop. (usually in… …

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  • 48cling hang on by your fingernails — cling on/hang on by (your) fingernails if you are clinging on by your fingernails, you are only just managing to avoid danger or failure. We re hanging on by our fingernails and hoping that it rains before we lose our entire crop. (usually in… …

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  • 49cling on on by fingernails — cling on/hang on by (your) fingernails if you are clinging on by your fingernails, you are only just managing to avoid danger or failure. We re hanging on by our fingernails and hoping that it rains before we lose our entire crop. (usually in… …

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  • 50cling hang on by fingernails — cling on/hang on by (your) fingernails if you are clinging on by your fingernails, you are only just managing to avoid danger or failure. We re hanging on by our fingernails and hoping that it rains before we lose our entire crop. (usually in… …

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