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raconter de fil en aiguilleTo tell the whole matter from the beginning.Rate it:

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rag baggerA sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.Rate it:

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rap atTo talk to; to communicate with; to tell of important things.Rate it:

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rat outTo inform authorities; to tell on.Rate it:

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read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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reasonable personA fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."Rate it:

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religion is like a nail, the deeper you hammer it, the deeper it goes.Addresses the folly of religous intolerance. Criticizing a person's beliefs is more likely to deepen their convictions rather than convince them to change.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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rubber jungleIn a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run like a topTo operate flawlessly and smoothly.Rate it:

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run like the windRunning really fast.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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sa figure me revientI like his face.Rate it:

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

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se regarder en chiens de faïenceTo look at one another without talking (like stuck pigs).Rate it:

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sell like hot cakesTo sell fast.Rate it:

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Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:

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shake like a leafTo tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiverRate it:

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share and share alikeFor members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations-i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares.Rate it:

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she was batting her eyes like a frog in a hailstorm.A phrase used to describe a woman flirting with a man in a most obvious way to the point that it’s comical.Rate it:

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shit two turdsJust means like double anything u mean like why one when two is better lol i guess it can be used like thisRate it:

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shoot through like a bondi tramTo leave in haste.Rate it:

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shroudThat which covers or shelters like a shroud.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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si le cœur vous en ditIf you feel like it; If you have a mind to.Rate it:

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si lo sabré yodon't I know it; tell me about itRate it:

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silver bulletA cocktail somewhat like a martini.Rate it:

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sing like a birdto have a beautiful singing voiceRate it:

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sing like a birdto divulge secrets with little coercionRate it:

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sink like a stoneTo completely fail.Rate it:

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Skeleton in Your ClosetA shocking secret people do not like to reveal, something shameful kept in secretRate it:

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SLAGIATTInitialism of seemed like a good idea at the time.Rate it:

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SLBSTMInitialism of sounds like bullshit to me.Rate it:

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sleep like a babyTo sleep very well, especially peacefullyRate it:

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sleep like a logTo sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.Rate it:

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smack ofTo seem like; to appear or give an impression or feeling of; to arouse suspicion of.Rate it:

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small reedA reed-like grass of the genus Calamagrostis.Rate it:

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smell like a roseTo be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.Rate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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smell the barnTo experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.Rate it:

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smoke like a chimneyTo smoke tobacco frequently.Rate it:

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smokes like a chimneyA Heavy Smoker.Rate it:

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smoking like a chimney !this is used to describe a person who is chain smoker or smoking non stop.Rate it:

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smooth like butterTo be suave, charming, smooth-talking.Rate it:

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