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shook ya droorsa trick, a quick move around an unexpected opponent, or person to gain ground.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthDon't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.Rate it:

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shop aroundTo actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.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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shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowtRate it:

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

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si yo te contaradon't get me startedRate it:

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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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skirt aroundto circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoidRate it:

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sleep aroundTo have numerous sexual partners.Rate it:

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sneak pastTo get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.Rate it:

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snoop aroundTo snoop.Rate it:

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sorry, we don't accept credit cardssorry, we don't accept credit cardsRate it:

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sou brasileiro e não desisto nuncaI am Brazilian, therefore I don't ever give up anything.Rate it:

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sow one's wild oatsTo spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.Rate it:

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spare tyreA large stomach and rolls of fat around the waist.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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squirrel aroundTo move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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step overTo carefully move making sure you don't step onto someone or something.Rate it:

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stick aroundTo stay; to linger; to remain.Rate it:

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stick it where the sun don't shinea sarcastic way of expressing disgust to someone; akin to telling someone where to goRate it:

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suit upTo don a suit, such as a spacesuit or a formal suit.Rate it:

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take a turnTo walk around; to stroll.Rate it:

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talk aroundTo persuade someone.Rate it:

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talk overTo persuade someone; to talk around.Rate it:

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talk roundAlternative form of talk aroundRate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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the bears get rich, the bulls get rich & the hogs go broke!Don’t be a hog/greedyRate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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the world is not in need of opinions but prayers.The world is not in need of opinions but prayers. No opinion has changed the world so far, but a prayer can change everything, what is more powerful than praying to God? Don't argue with your enemies, don't argue with your friends, your children, your husband, your thoughts, your dreams, just pray.Rate it:

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there's no use crying over spilt milkAlternative form of don't cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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this ain't recessNot playing around, serious. Getting the task done immediatelyRate it:

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throw one's weight aroundTo exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.Rate it:

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Throw Your Weight AroundUsing power in a mean way or to threaten; to be in the command in a threatening wayRate it:

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tickle the ivoriesI don't have as much time as I'd like, but I still enjoy tickling the ivories from time to time.Rate it:

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tiens, tiens!Indeed, you don’t say so!Rate it:

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tilting at windmillsTilting at windmills is an English idiom which means "attacking imaginary enemies", originating from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote.Rate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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tiptoe aroundUsed other than as an idiom: see tiptoe, around.Rate it:

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tiptoe aroundTo act very cautiously about something; to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue.Rate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to stick aroundOne whom sticks around is a person in waiting, quietly present and ready to serve.Rate it:

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tool aroundTo drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.Rate it:

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tool aroundTo spend one's time idly.Rate it:

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