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shore upTo strengthen, reinforce, or consolidate.Rate it:
short and sweetEfficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to an unpleasant task.Rate it:
short and sweetA direct and brief communication.Rate it:
short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:
short circuitelectrical faultRate it:
short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:
short codeUsed other than as an idiom: see short, code.Rate it:
short cutquicker routeRate it:
short end of the stickA situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.Rate it:
short fuseThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:
short hairsPubic hair.Rate it:
short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:
short ofExcept; without resorting to; up to the point of.Rate it:
short ofInsufficiently equipped with.Rate it:
short ofLess than.Rate it:
short of a lengthOf a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.Rate it:
short on looksPlain, unattractive.Rate it:
short outTo short circuit.Rate it:
short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:
short sightedmyopicRate it:
short sleeved shirtitem of clothingRate it:
short strokesBare essentials.Rate it:
short strokesThe final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:
short temperThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:
short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.Rate it:
shot across the bowA warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.Rate it:
shot in the armA shot of drug in the arm, to get on a high.Rate it:
shot in the armA stimulus.Rate it:
Shot in the ArmSomething that gives you confidence and encouragement, something that boost your spiritsRate it:
shot in the darkA guess, attempt, or choice made with little or no evidence or knowledge.Rate it:
shot with a shovelseverly admonished, castigated.Rate it:
shotgunA gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.Rate it:
shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:
shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:
shotgunThe front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:
shotgun approachAn approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.Rate it:
shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:
shotgun weddingA wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.Rate it:
shots firedUsed as an indication of or response to an insult, often to the point of starting a fight or argument.Rate it:
should've would've could'veAlternative form of could have, would have, should haveRate it:
shoulda, coulda, wouldaAlternative form of woulda, coulda, shouldaRate it:
shoulda, woulda, couldaAlternative form of woulda, coulda, shouldaRate it:
shoulder the burdento help with a task or difficulty; be sb's responsibilityRate it:
shoulder to cry onSomeone offering emotional support to another in distress.Rate it:
shout downTo shout louder than in order to force through one's argument or point of view.Rate it:
shout from the rooftopsTo announce eagerly and widely; to proclaim.Rate it:
shout outwhen used as a noun, a shout out means to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization; see also shout out when used as a verb - to shout outRate it:
shout outwhen used as a verb, to shout out means to say something in a loud voice; to speak inappropriately, particularly in a school environmentRate it:
shove it up your assAn exclamation of extreme anger, disgust, hatred; often accompanied by an obscene gesture.Rate it:
shove it up your assUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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