Found 2,626 phrases starting with S: Page #38

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squirrel aroundTo move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.Rate it:
squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:
SROstanding room onlyRate it:
SROsingle room occupancyRate it:
ssA common abbreviation for "missing", as in informing the team when an enemy hero leaves their lane; or "stay safe", a general warning. Using in Dota 2Rate it:
SSIAInitialism of subject says it all.Rate it:
stab in the backAn act of betrayal or treachery.Rate it:
stack offTo play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.Rate it:
stack upTo put into a stackRate it:
stack upto pile up; to accumulateRate it:
stack upTo put a group of abstract things together.Rate it:
stack upTo compare with something; to measure up. (Often used with "against", "among")Rate it:
stack z'sTo sleep; to be asleepRate it:
staff nursehospital employeeRate it:
staff upTo hire new staff; to fill vacancies in a workforce.Rate it:
stage of the gameA point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.Rate it:
stage rightThe area to the right of the stage when looking towards the audienceRate it:
stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:
stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:
stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.Rate it:
staircase witThinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.Rate it:
stake a claimTo take an action that asserts a property right in something.Rate it:
stake outTo watch a location and/or people, generally covertly.Rate it:
stake outTo mark off the limits by stakesRate it:
stake outTo end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.Rate it:
stakes are highEstimated costs, investment, time, reputation, competition, government interest, patent rights of others, existing regulations and licensing factors.Rate it:
stalking horseA horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game,Rate it:
stalking horseA candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.Rate it:
stalking horseA person, thing, or expedient used in a deceptive manner, to achieve some hidden purpose; a pretext or ruse.Rate it:
stall for timeTo intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.Rate it:
stamp dutytax on documentsRate it:
stamp dutyproperty taxRate it:
stamp onrepress, extinguishRate it:
stamp outTo get rid of, eradicate.Rate it:
stanStan must be one of the most famous Kpop slang. it is an acronym of stalker + fan and is self-explanatory. when kpoppers call themselves Stan, they mean to distinguish themselves from being just an ordinary fan.Rate it:
stand a chanceTo have a chance.Rate it:
stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.Rate it:
stand asideTo leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.Rate it:
stand asideTo temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.Rate it:
stand backTo maintain a safe distance from a hazard.Rate it:
stand backTo abstain from participation.Rate it:
stand backTo stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.Rate it:
stand behindUsed other than as an idiom: see stand, behind.Rate it:
stand behindTo support; express one's supportRate it:
stand byTo wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.Rate it:
stand byTo remain loyal or faithful.Rate it:
stand byTo do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.Rate it:
stand correctedSaid to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.Rate it:
stand downTo wait; to stop pursuing or fighting.Rate it:
stand downFor me this means stop being mean a bullyRate it:

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