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sawdust trailThe path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at Christian revival meetings presided over by itinerant preachers in the United States.Rate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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Scrape the Bottle of the BarrelTo make use of something from leftover and off cuts. To be left to choose from scrap or residueRate it:

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scrape the bottom of the barrelTo use the least desirable parts of something.Rate it:

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screen outTo use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small objects or particles.Rate it:

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screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.Rate it:

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se péter la gueuleTo fall overRate it:

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secum (cum animo) reputare aliquidto think over, consider a thing.Rate it:

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see overTo inspect something fully.Rate it:

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seller's marketAn excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.Rate it:

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senior noteA bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior debt must be repaid before other creditors receive any payment.Rate it:

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sermo latinus (opp. sermo parum latinus) (cf. sect. VII. 2., note For the use of adverbs...)good Latin.Rate it:

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set upTo ready something for use.Rate it:

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settle uponTo decide something over other options.Rate it:

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shake it offforget about it; let it go; the process of getting over an upset or bad feeling about somethingRate it:

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shake overto friskRate it:

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shell outTo use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.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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shitting matchA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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shoot one's boltTo use up one's resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored.Rate it:

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short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate that one is dominant over or superior to someone; to establish that one has control of some device or intractable object.Rate it:

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sign overTo transfer to somebody else by signing a document.Rate it:

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silentio praeterire (not praetermittere) aliquidto pass over in silence.Rate it:

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sisters before mistersA woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.Rate it:

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skate overTo avoid adressing or tackling.Rate it:

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skate overTo convincingly defeat.Rate it:

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skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.Rate it:

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sleep overTo spend the night as a guest in someone's home.Rate it:

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slur overTo deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner.Rate it:

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smell bloodTo sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.Rate it:

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smooth overTo make smoothRate it:

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smooth overto pacifyRate it:

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somewhere over the rainbowat an unknown, hypothetical, or very distant placeRate it:

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sorry, not sorryUsed to sarcastically express a lack of guilt over an action or statement.Rate it:

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space outTo stupefy, intoxicate, disorient, or lose attention or focus, especially by the use of drugs.Rate it:

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speak softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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spend a pennyTo use the toilet.Rate it:

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spill overTo enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow.Rate it:

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spread your wings and soar beyond the starsThis is freedom from your problems by using your skills you've obtained to be successful in life. Learn from your mistakes and use your skills to your advantage. Always have courage and be fearless.Rate it:

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squeeze outTo force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher oneRate it:

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staircase witThinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.Rate it:

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stand the test of timeTo remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.Rate it:

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start overTo begin again; to return to the beginning.Rate it:

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start over againreturn to the beginning, go back to the top of a page or scriptRate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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stay overStay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.Rate it:

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