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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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stick one's oar inTo meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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strike out into unknown territoryVenture forth into a new or unknown business, theme, vacation, personal relationship or program.Rate it:

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studio ad rem publicam ferrito throw oneself heart and soul into politics.Rate it:

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stuffThe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.Rate it:

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stuff the ballot boxTo commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding voters' ballots, in an attempt to predetermine the outcome.Rate it:

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sublimem or sublime (not in sublime or sublimiter) ferri, abireto fly aloft; to be carried into the sky.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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summon upTo look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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swap outTo transfer into a swap file.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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take a leap of faithjump into the fray, gather all one's wits and plunge, take courage and step into the unknown:Rate it:

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take aloftTo successfully fly into the air.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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take inTo receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.Rate it:

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take into accountOr pay attention to; to notice.Rate it:

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take into considerationTo take into account.Rate it:

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take matters into one's own handsTo deal with a problem alone, because others responsible have failed to deal with it.Rate it:

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take offTo leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.Rate it:

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take shapeassume a distinct form, develop into something definite or tangible.Rate it:

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take the cureTo enter into a rehabilitation program.Rate it:

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take the law into one's own handsTo punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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take the plungeLaunch into the fray, take the important move with confidence, begin the trek.Rate it:

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take the veilTo retire into a convent and live as a nun.Rate it:

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take toTo enter; to go into or move towards.Rate it:

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talk intoTo convince by talking and suggestingRate it:

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talk someone into somethingTo persuade someone to do something by talking to them.Rate it:

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tap inA simple shot into the goal from close range, and without opposition.Rate it:

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tap intoTo establish a connection with something, especially in order to take advantage of somethingRate it:

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tap intoTo access a resource or object.Rate it:

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team upTo join into a team, or into teams.Rate it:

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tear a strip off somebodyTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

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tear a strip off someoneTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

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tear alongTo break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.Rate it:

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tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.Rate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.Rate it:

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tear apartto destroyRate it:

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tear apartto cause to separateRate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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tear downTo demolishRate it:

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tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.Rate it:

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tear offTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.Rate it:

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tear offTo leave or depart rapidly.Rate it:

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tear one's hair outTo react with extreme agitation.Rate it:

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tear outTo remove by tearing.Rate it:

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tear upTo shed tears.Rate it:

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