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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:
still waters run deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.Rate it:
sting like a beeto deliver a powerful punchRate it:
stink eyeAn unpleasant look (as in a gaze).Rate it:
stink on iceTo be of very poor quality, even repulsive.Rate it:
stink outTo cause to stink.Rate it:
stink outTo perform very badly in.Rate it:
stink outTo drive from a place by a stink.Rate it:
stink upTo cause to stink.Rate it:
stink upTo perform very badly in.Rate it:
stir shitto deliberately cause troubleRate it:
stir the potThe deliberate act of agitating a situation. Especially to cause conflict.Rate it:
stir upset in motionRate it:
Stir up a Hornet's NestTo stimulate or stir people to get angry or annoyed, to cause a great problem, to invite dangerRate it:
stir-crazyBy extension, restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity.Rate it:
stir-crazyOf a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.Rate it:
stir-crazyRestless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement.Rate it:
stitch aloftTo sew such that the stitches are visible instead of covered.Rate it:
stitch upTo close by sewing.Rate it:
stitch upTo maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.Rate it:
stock downTo sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.Rate it:
stock phraseA phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.Rate it:
stock stillVery still; motionless.Rate it:
stock upTo acquire or increase stock or inventory.Rate it:
stock upTo swell up.Rate it:
stock upTo extirpate; to dig up.Rate it:
stock up onTo acquire an inventory in anticipation of future need or eventual use.Rate it:
stomp offTo depart in an angry mood.Rate it:
stomp onto severely defeat.Rate it:
stomp onto severely mistreatRate it:
stomp outTo stamp out.Rate it:
stomp outTo extinguish something by stomping or stepping forcefully on it; used with intangible objects.Rate it:
stone coldVery cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.Rate it:
stone deadUtterly dead.Rate it:
stone deafUtterly deaf.Rate it:
stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:
stonewallA refusal to cooperate.Rate it:
stonewallTo refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.Rate it:
stonewallCertain, stone cold.Rate it:
stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:
stop and goheavy traffic with a lot of pausing during the driveRate it:
stop and smell the rosesTo relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life.Rate it:
stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:
stop byto pay a visit brieflyRate it:
stop deadTo stop suddenly.Rate it:
stop downTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.Rate it:
stop offTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place.Rate it:
stop offTo fill with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.Rate it:
stop on a dimeTo stop dead; stop suddenly.Rate it:
stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.Rate it:

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