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stick to one's ribsTo be filling, especially due to having a heavy meaty or glutinous consistency.Rate it:

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stick to one's textTo limit one's focus to the matter at hand, or the primary subject at issue; to avoid diversion.Rate it:

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Stick to Your GunsTo be firm and determined in your statement in front of opposition, to take stand for your right regardless of troublesRate it:

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stick upTo protect one's status.Rate it:

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stick up one's assA stiff, stern, uptight, or humorless manner.Rate it:

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Stick-in-the-MudA person with old outdated and orthodox ideas who does not like to accept change, unable to cope up or except something new and modernRate it:

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stickhandleTo deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.Rate it:

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stickhandleTo maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.Rate it:

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sticking pointThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.Rate it:

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sticking-placeThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.Rate it:

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sticks and stonesEvocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money StoppedRate it:

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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt meA response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.Rate it:

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sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt meAlternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Rate it:

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stiff upper lipThe quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.Rate it:

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still got one's communion moneystingy, frugal.Rate it:

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still water runs deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellectRate it:

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still waters run deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.Rate it:

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stock phraseA phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.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 and goheavy traffic with a lot of pausing during the driveRate it:

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stop and smell the rosesTo relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life.Rate it:

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stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:

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stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.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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stovepipe hatA type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.Rate it:

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straight and narrowA path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.Rate it:

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Straight from the ShoulderTo be telling something frankly and honestly, not lying about anything, to be candid or just with someoneRate it:

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straight manA member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.Rate it:

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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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straight shooterA person who is honest and forthright.Rate it:

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straighten up and fly rightTo get serious and stop acting absurd, to get focusedRate it:

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strait and narrowFollowing a good path in life.Rate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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stranger things have happenedusually said when discussing something strange or asking if something is strangeRate it:

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strap on a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretch one's legsTo walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.Rate it:

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strike a chordTo elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.Rate it:

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strike a chordTo convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.Rate it:

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strike it luckyTo have unexpected good fortune.Rate it:

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strike it richTo suddenly and unexpectedly become richRate it:

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strike one's flagTo yield, give up, or surrender.Rate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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strike outTo fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a date.Rate it:

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strike outTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.Rate it:

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strike outTo begin to make one's way.Rate it:

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

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string to one's bowA skill, ability or resource.Rate it:

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string to one's bowA lover, paramour or suitor.Rate it:

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