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shed outTo move to better pasture.Rate it:
shelf-stableIn food processing and packaging, a product that requires refrigeration after, but not prior to, opening.Rate it:
shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:
shell outTo use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.Rate it:
shell shockTo stun or debilitate as by a shock.Rate it:
shell shockA person with the condition.Rate it:
shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.Rate it:
shell shockA stunning shock.Rate it:
shell shockUsed other than as an idiom: see shell, shock.Rate it:
shes a knockoutShe is pulchritudinous, and attractive, stunning, pretty, pleasant appearing, gorgeous, glamorous,Rate it:
she’ll go farShe will excelRate it:
shift gearsTo change pace or mode of operation.Rate it:
shift gearsTo change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle.Rate it:
shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.Rate it:
shimmy on downTo go somewhere.Rate it:
shine out or shines outsomething shines out if is or has a quality that seems impressive or is very noticeable (but not excessive or negative as in glaring)Rate it:
shine throughTo be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced.Rate it:
shine upto cause to be shiny or more shinyRate it:
shining his a**holeWhen the person being referred to is being unreasonable or behaving odd.Rate it:
ship itUsed to indicate that a product is ready for general release.Rate it:
ship of foolsA ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.Rate it:
ship outTo depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.Rate it:
ship outTo leave, get out, or resign.Rate it:
ship outTo send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.Rate it:
ship outTo get rid of, expel, or discard.Rate it:
shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:
ships that pass in the nightThings which have no significant connection or commonality.Rate it:
ships that pass in the nightTwo or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.Rate it:
shipshapein good order, trim and neat, properly arranged, all correctRate it:
shirtlessVery poor.Rate it:
shirtlessNot wearing a shirt. Having a bare torso.Rate it:
shit a brickTo react strongly or excessively, especially in anger or fear.Rate it:
shit factoryAn infant, especially one who defecates a lot.Rate it:
shit for brainsAn idiot; a stupid person.Rate it:
shit happensBad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.Rate it:
shit holeA negative description of a physical place; a decaying democrat-run municipality.Rate it:
shit in someone's CheeriosTo ruin one's day.Rate it:
shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:
shit just got realA situation suddenly became much more dangerous or serious from the viewpoint of the speaker.Rate it:
shit listOne is on another’s “bad side”; someone is angry with another; S-list, for short, is another way of saying it without swearingRate it:
shit offfuck offRate it:
shit offannoyRate it:
shit offTo ask someone to leave angrily.Rate it:
shit onto treat very badly.Rate it:
shit on a shinglesausage gravy on toastRate it:
shit one's pantsTo be extremely frightened.Rate it:
shit one's pantsTo involuntarily defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:
shit oneselfTo soil oneself.Rate it:
shit or get off the canAlternative form of shit or get off the pot.Rate it:
shit or get off the potTo choose between taking action now, or foregoing the opportunity until a later date.Rate it:

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