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sit upTo sit erect.Rate it:
sit upTo show sudden interest or surprise.Rate it:
sit upTo bounce, especially to a comfortable height.Rate it:
sit upTo not go to bed.Rate it:
SITISold inside, ticketed inside..Rate it:
SITOSold inside, ticketed outside,.Rate it:
sitting down for thisNews or information of such tremendous impact, the recipient should be seated whilst being apprised of the facts in the matter.Rate it:
sitting duckAn obvious or unconcealed target.Rate it:
Sitting DuckA person or thing that is considered vulnerable, to easily get attacked by somethingRate it:
sitting prettyIn a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage.Rate it:
sitting prettyHaving a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.Rate it:
Sitting PrettyTo be in great or beneficiary position, to be in favorable or lucky positionRate it:
six and two threesTwo equivalent choices or situations.Rate it:
six degrees of separationpeople are all connected by, at most, six degrees of separation.Rate it:
six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:
Six of One and a Half of the OtherSomething that is equal, nothing to choose or select between,Rate it:
six of one, half a dozen of the otherThe two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.Rate it:
six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:
six of the bestSix strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.Rate it:
six shooterrevolverRate it:
six ways to sundaythoroughly, completely, in every way imaginableRate it:
sixth formersenior pupilRate it:
size mattersUsed to assert the opinion that sexual partners prefer men with larger penises, or that penis size has an effect on the quality of an act of intercourse.Rate it:
size queenSomeone who is attracted to men with larger than average penises.Rate it:
size upTo evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something.Rate it:
skate on thin iceIn a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.Rate it:
Skate on Thin IceTo opt to choose a risky or a dangerous way, taking big chance for somethingRate it:
skate one's laneTo play in one's assigned position rather than straying to where the current action is.Rate it:
skate one's laneTo mind one's own business; focus on one's own goals and tasks and not worry about what others are doing.Rate it:
skate overTo convincingly defeat.Rate it:
skate overTo avoid adressing or tackling.Rate it:
skeleton at the feastOne whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.Rate it:
skeleton at the feastA reminder of death, a memento mori.Rate it:
skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:
skeleton in the closetA shameful secret.Rate it:
skeleton in the cupboardA shameful secret.Rate it:
Skeleton in Your ClosetA shocking secret people do not like to reveal, something shameful kept in secretRate it:
skeleton keyA key in a hotel (or used by a thief) that opens all the doors in the premises.Rate it:
sketched outto be unnerved by someone or somethingRate it:
ski-jump noseA long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.Rate it:
skim offto separateRate it:
skim throughto go through something hastilyRate it:
skim throughto read something hurriedly without being attached to detailsRate it:
skimp and saveAlternative form of scrimp and save.Rate it:
skin a catA word picture contrived for shock effect in expressing a variety of actions or accomplishments.Rate it:
skin and bonesSaid of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition.Rate it:
skin backRetract.Rate it:
skin deepsuperficialRate it:
skin diverunderwater swimmerRate it:
skin in the gameA stake; something at risk.Rate it:

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