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run toTo reach the limit of one's abilities or tastes.Rate it:

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run wildto go unchecked, to be out of controlRate 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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running out of timeBroke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.Rate it:

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rush hourThe times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.Rate it:

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rush outUsed other than as an idiom: rush out.Rate it:

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rush outTo release (a product) quickly.Rate it:

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rust outTo rust completely; to become covered in rust; by extension, to break down over time and cease working.Rate it:

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s'endormir sur ses lauriersto rest on one's laurelsRate it:

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s'étirer les jambesto stretch one's legsRate it:

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sabre-rattlingAny threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.Rate it:

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sack outTo fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.Rate it:

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sacked outSound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.Rate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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saddleA cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backboneRate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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sag schnellused to indicate that one is missing a word and to invite the collocutor to fill it inRate it:

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salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)to risk one's life.Rate it:

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saluti suae consulere, prospicereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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salvo officio (Off. 3. 1. 4)without violating, neglecting one's duty.Rate it:

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same hereI agree; I am in the same situation; I have had or am having the same experience or perception.Rate it:

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Same Old Song and DanceTypical absurd lie or excuse used quite often, lame, and silly things that have been stated beforeRate it:

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same to youI wish to you what you have just wished to me.Rate it:

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sanguinem suum pro patria effundere or profundereto shed one's blood for one's fatherland.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopA busy, productive large or small work environment, populated by dedicated workers.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopThe mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day.Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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satisfacere alicui pro (de) iniuriisto give some one satisfaction for an injury.Rate it:

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sauter à pieds joints sur quelqu'un(fig.) To ride rough-shod over any one.Rate it:

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sauve qui peutEvery one for himself; Run for your lives.Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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save faceTo take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.Rate it:

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save one's breathTo refrain from speech.Rate it:

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save oneselfTo refrain from having sex until one meets a suitable person to date or betroth or marryRate it:

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save something for a rainy dayTo save something just in case one may need it.Rate it:

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save the furnitureTo salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.Rate it:

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saved by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.Rate it:

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savoir ce qu'en vaut l'auneTo know a thing to one’s cost.Rate it:

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savoir sur le bout du doigtTo know perfectly; To have at one’s finger-ends.Rate it:

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saw offto cut off with a sawRate it:

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say again"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.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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scale outTo scale up by adding more servers or nodes.Rate it:

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scare out of one's witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.Rate it:

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scare the bejeebers out ofTo thoroughly terrify.Rate it:

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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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scare the shit out of somebodyscare somebody very badlyRate it:

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scelus edere in aliquem (Sest. 26. 58)to commit a crime against some one.Rate it:

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scent outTo locate by following a scent.Rate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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