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shake offTo rid oneself of a malady or its symptomsRate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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shit oneselfTo soil oneself.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.Rate it:

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Show Must Go OnTo continue doing something despite difficulty or trouble, to keep working on your plan what so everRate it:

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show one's cardsTo reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.Rate it:

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shuffle off this mortal coilTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.Rate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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sibi (aliquam) despondere (of the man)to betroth oneself, get engaged.Rate it:

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sibi imperare or continere et coercere se ipsumto have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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sibi sumere aliquid (Planc. 1. 3)to take upon oneself.Rate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.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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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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socium se adiungere alicuito attach oneself to a person's society.Rate it:

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somno or quieti se tradereto lay oneself down to sleepRate it:

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sort oneself outTo calm down emotionally.Rate it:

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sort oneself outTo organize or solve one's personal problems.Rate it:

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speak for oneselfExpressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another.Rate it:

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speak for oneselfTo provide an opinion only on one's own behalf.Rate it:

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speak upTo make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.Rate it:

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sprunt upTo draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.Rate it:

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stand asideTo temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.Rate it:

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stand in the gapTo expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.Rate it:

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stand one's groundFinding oneself in a disagreement, confrontation, at odds with others, accused of misfeasance/malfeasance.Rate it:

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stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:

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steady as she goesA cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.Rate it:

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steely-eyedHaving a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.Rate it:

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step backTo prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.Rate it:

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step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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stick one's neck outTo take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position.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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store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

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stow awayto obtain passage by secreting oneself inside before departureRate it:

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strictis gladiis in hostem ferrito throw oneself on the enemy with drawn sword.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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stuck upSnobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others; haughty.Rate it:

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

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studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua reto apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.Rate it:

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subsidere in insidiis (Mil. 19. 49)to place oneself in ambush.Rate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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sui (mentis) compotem non esseto lose one's head, be beside oneself.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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sure of oneselfSelf-confident.Rate it:

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suspicionem a se removere, depellere, propulsare (Verr. 3. 60. 140)to clear oneself of a suspicion.Rate it:

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take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

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take a licking and keep on tickingTo be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.Rate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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