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send downTo commit to a prison term.Rate it:

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send downTo demote a player within the levels of professional baseball.Rate it:

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send shivers down someone's spineTo terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.Rate it:

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sens dessus dessousAll upside down; Topsy-turvy.Rate it:

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set a spellTo sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.Rate it:

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set downSimple sum of parts set + down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.Rate it:

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set downTo write.Rate it:

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settle downTo become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.Rate it:

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settle downTo establish a settled lifestyle, and especially to marry.Rate it:

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settle downto get comfortable with one's new accommodation or circumstances.Rate it:

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shake downTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.Rate it:

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shake downTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.Rate it:

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shake downTo get money from someone using threats.Rate it:

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shake downTo search exhaustively.Rate it:

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shake downTo subject something to a shakedown test.Rate it:

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shimmy on downTo go somewhere.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shoot downTo shoot , so that the one shot goes down.Rate it:

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shoot downTo the point of preclusion.Rate it:

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shoot me downTo deprecate, demean, vilify, condemn an individual.Rate it:

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shot across the bowA warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.Rate it:

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shout downTo shout louder than in order to force through one's argument or point of view.Rate it:

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shower downTo fall from the sky, especially in vast quantitiesRate it:

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shrink awayto draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy awayRate it:

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shuck downto pull down forcefully.Rate it:

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shut downTo close, terminate, or end.Rate it:

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shut downTo turn off or stop.Rate it:

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shy awayto draw back in fear, cringe, back downRate it:

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silver spoonWealth passed down or inherited.Rate it:

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simmer downTo decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.Rate it:

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sit downTo cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.Rate it:

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sit downTo meet formally at a conference table.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a low or sunken position.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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sit upTo assume a sitting position from a position lying down.Rate it:

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sitting down for thisNews or information of such tremendous impact, the recipient should be seated whilst being apprised of the facts in the matter.Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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slack offTo decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.Rate it:

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slap downTo browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people.Rate it:

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slick downTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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slim downTo reduce one's weight; to become thinner.Rate it:

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sling off the bluesIt is not uncommon for individuals to become discouraged, down in the dumps, and want to throw in the towel.Rate it:

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slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.Rate it:

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slow downDecelerate.Rate it:

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slow down real quickMeans that things REALLY need to SLOW DOWN!Rate it:

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slow upTo slow, slow down, decelerate.Rate it:

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smack downTo successfully refute.Rate it:

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smack downTo defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way.Rate it:

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smash downTo cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard.Rate it:

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