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se mettre en pourpointTo be ready to fight; To roll up one’s sleeves.Rate it:

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se mordre la langueTo repent what one has said.Rate it:

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se mordre les doigtsTo repent what one has done.Rate it:

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se morti offerre pro salute patriaeto sacrifice oneself for one's country.Rate it:

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se non è zuppa è pan bagnatosix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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se permittere in fidem atque in potestatem alicuius (B. G. 2. 3)to surrender oneself to the discretion of some one.Rate it:

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se recipere (B. G. 7. 20)to withdraw one's forces.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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se reposer sur ses lauriersto rest on one's laurelsRate it:

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se rincer la dalle (pop.)To wet one’s whistle.Rate it:

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se serrer les coudesto help one anotherRate it:

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se suaque omnia dedere victorito give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror.Rate it:

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se suaque omnia permittere victoris potestatito give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror.Rate it:

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se taper la clocheto eat very well; to fill one's faceRate it:

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se tenir sur son quant-à-soiTo stand on one’s dignity.Rate it:

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se vita privareto take one's own life.Rate it:

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seagull approachThe occurence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.Rate it:

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séance tenanteForthwith; There and then.Rate it:

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search meI don't know; I have no idea.Rate it:

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seat-of-the-pantsDone by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.Rate it:

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second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:

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second childhoodThe period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.Rate it:

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second-guessto vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.Rate it:

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sectam alicuius sequi (Brut. 31. 120)to be a follower, disciple of some one.Rate it:

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Security BlanketAn insecure person holding something for emotional and psychological support and comfortRate it:

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sed ad id, unde digressi sumus, revertamurbut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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sed lābor longiusbut that takes us too far.Rate it:

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sed redeat, unde aberravit oratiobut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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sedem ac domicilium (fortunas suas) constituere alicubito take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.Rate it:

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sedem collocare alicubi (Rep. 2. 19. 34)to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.Rate it:

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see a manA bland euphemism to conceal one's true purpose.Rate it:

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see a manTo take one's leave for some urgent purpose, especially to go to the bathroom.Rate it:

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see a manTo go have a drink or to meet one's bootlegger.Rate it:

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see a man about a dogUsed as an excuse for leaving without giving the real reason (especially if the reason is to go to the toilet, or to have a drink).Rate it:

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see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:

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See Eye to EyeTo completely agree with someone’s opinion and statementRate it:

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see one's way clear toTo commit oneself to.Rate it:

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see past the end of one's noseTo have insight into underlying facts or consequences; to possess common sense or a vision for the future.Rate it:

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see redTo receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.Rate it:

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see someone throughTo constitute ample supply for one for.Rate it:

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see starsTo experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.Rate it:

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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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see thingsTo have visual hallucinations.Rate it:

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see youUsed as a farewell, stating the next time the speaker and interlocutor will see each otherRate 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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see you laterA phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.Rate it:

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see you tomorrowUsed as a farewell, stating that the speaker and interlocutor will see each other the next day.Rate it:

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see you when I see youUsed as a farewell, when the next time the speaker and interlocutor will meet is not known.Rate it:

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seek and ye shall findsomething can be found if it is looked for.Rate it:

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