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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate it:

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say goodbyeTo separate from someone.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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say graceTo recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.Rate it:

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say it allTo express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.Rate it:

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say it, don't spray itDon't release saliva when you're talking.Rate it:

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say no moreWhat has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further.Rate it:

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say sopower of decisionRate it:

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say soauthoritative decisionRate it:

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say uncleTo indicate submission, such as when wrestling; to ask for mercy.Rate it:

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say whatWhat did you say?; Huh?; expresses incredulity.Rate it:

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say what you likeRegardless of what you think.Rate it:

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say whenAn imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.Rate it:

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says meI say so; on my authority.Rate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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see you in hellA farewell which implies that the person addressed is about to die and be damned.Rate it:

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serio dicere (Plaut. Bacch. 1. 1. 42)to say in earnest...Rate it:

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Shoot from the HipTo act or say weird thing without realizing the after effectsRate it:

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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:

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shuffle off this mortal coilTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.Rate it:

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si no quieres caldo, taza y mediait never rains but it poursRate it:

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si quid (humanitus) mihi accidat or accideritif anything should happen to me; if I die.Rate it:

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sich etwas hinter die Ohren schreibento commit something to memoryRate it:

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silence is goldenPeace and quiet have immense value.Often the best choice is to say nothing.Rate it:

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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:

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slack offTo decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.Rate it:

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slip awayTo die peacefully.Rate it:

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solutum et expeditum esse ad dicendumto be never at a loss for something to say.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is mentally deficient.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is crazy.Rate it:

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spare the rod and spoil the childIf one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.Rate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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spit it outTo overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.Rate it:

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spit outTo say reluctantly.Rate it:

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spit outTo say scornfully.Rate it:

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stick the knife inTo say or do something deliberately and unnecessarily malicious.Rate it:

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sticks and stonesEvocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money StoppedRate it:

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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt meA response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.Rate it:

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sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt meAlternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Rate it:

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straight to the pointSay something directlyRate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:

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string upTo die by hanging.Rate it:

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suck the kumaraTo die.Rate it:

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supremo vitae dieon one's last day.Rate it:

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take a dirt napTo die.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take one's leaveSay goodbye.Rate it:

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take something to the graveTo never reveal a secret to one's death.Rate it:

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