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snack downTo eat a snack or a series of snacks.Rate it:
snaffle upto devour greedily.Rate it:
snafuAlternative letter-case form of SNAFURate it:
SNAFUAcronym of status nominal all fucked up or situation normal all fucked upRate it:
snail it, until you nail it!When you’re practicing a musical piece and mistakes are happening. Slow it down at a snails pace and get it right and then speed it up.Rate it:
snail mailLetter Mail, or Surface-Delivered Mail By United States Postal ServiceRate it:
snail's paceA very slow pace.Rate it:
snake eyesTwo ones, after rolling two dice.Rate it:
snake in the grassA treacherous person.Rate it:
Snake in the GrassAn untrustworthy, traitor or betrayer, someone not to be relies onRate it:
snake oilAny product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.Rate it:
snake oilSnake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.Rate it:
snake oilA type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.Rate it:
snake oilA fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.Rate it:
snakes and laddersA children's luck-based board game played on a numbered grid, the aim of which is to proceed to the end, and in which ladders aid progress and snakes impede it.Rate it:
snakes and laddersany situation in which people or events go forward and backward, seemingly at randomRate it:
snap inTo practice aiming, adjusting and firing a rifle with no ammunitionRate it:
snap it upTo hurry, to proceed quickly.Rate it:
snap judgmentA decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste.Rate it:
snap judgmentMaking decisions without deliberation or in excessive haste.Rate it:
snap out ofTo terminate a mood or emotional state suddenly.Rate it:
snap someone's head offTo suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.Rate it:
snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:
snappy comebackA prompt, clever retort.Rate it:
snarl upto entangleRate it:
snarl upTo become tangled; to become entangledRate it:
snarl upTo block; to cause to be congested.Rate it:
snarl upto become congested.Rate it:
snarl upTo put into disarray; contort; confuse; muddle upRate it:
snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:
snatch the pebbleTo fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.Rate it:
snatch victory from the jaws of defeatTo suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.Rate it:
snazz upTo improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.Rate it:
sneak awayTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heardRate it:
sneak inTo enter without being noticedRate it:
sneak inTo barely advance or be allowed entry in a competition or organization despite minimal credentials or competitors thought to be superior.Rate it:
sneak offTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard.Rate it:
sneak outTo leave a place or a gathering while trying to avoid being seen or heard.Rate it:
sneak pastTo get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.Rate it:
sneak upTo approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.Rate it:
sneak up onTo approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.Rate it:
sneck possetA cold reception, closing the door on a visitor.Rate it:
sneck possetA fastened latch.Rate it:
sneck upBe silent; shut up.Rate it:
snedgingsniffing the saddles of women's bicycles, or seats on which they have been sittingRate it:
sniff outTo find something using the sense of smell.Rate it:
sniff outTo find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.Rate it:
sniff testAn informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:
snipe huntA prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.Rate it:
snitches get stitchesPeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.Rate it:

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