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stick toTo persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)Rate it:

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stock up onTo acquire an inventory in anticipation of future need or eventual use.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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store upTo build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.Rate it:

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stretchTo get more use than expected from a limited resource.Rate it:

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Strike While the Iron is HotTo avail the opportunity at the right time, to make use of a favorable conditionRate it:

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stringed like a puppetMake someone do your stuff, and quietly take over you and your decisions.Rate it:

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stuffPaper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.Rate it:

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

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swallow the dickTo use long words without knowledge of their meaning.Rate it:

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tag offTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or one's exit from the vehicle.Rate it:

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tag onTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to make a payment or gain access to the vehicle.Rate it:

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take againstHe took against me when I was promoted over him.Rate it:

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take overTo annex a territory by conquest or invasion.Rate it:

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take overTo relieve someone temporarily.Rate it:

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take overTo buy out the ownership of a business.Rate it:

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take overTo appropriate something without permission.Rate it:

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take overTo assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp.Rate it:

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take overTo adopt a further responsibility or duty.Rate it:

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take overTo become more successful than someone or something else.Rate it:

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take the biscuitTo be of no further use; to be near death.Rate it:

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take the game toTo use attacking tactics against.Rate it:

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take the leadTo assume leadership over a group.Rate it:

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take the reinsTo assume charge over.Rate it:

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take to the matto confront or argue hard for something or until someone wins; all these ways are proper ways to use the phrase: To take someone or something to the mat or to go to the mat for somethingRate it:

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talk dirtyTo use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.Rate it:

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talk like an apothecaryTo use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.Rate it:

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talk overTo discuss.Rate it:

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talk overTo persuade someone; to talk around.Rate it:

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talk over someone's headTo communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.Rate it:

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tempest in a teapotA major fuss over a trivial matter.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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the cat that got the creamSmug person that is pleased with themselves over some achievement. Proud at a recent accomplishment.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the party is overAn irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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the world overAll over the world; globally; throughout the world.Rate it:

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there you aresaid when handing something over; here you are.Rate it:

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there's no point crying over spilt milkYou should not be upset over something that cannot be undone.Rate it:

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there's no useUsed to indicate that the specified action cannot succeed or offers no advantage if successfulRate it:

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there's no use crying over spilt milkAlternative form of don't cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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think overTo ponder or reflect on a subject.Rate it:

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think twiceTo reconsider, use judgement; to proceed with caution or thought.Rate it:

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those who can't use their head must use their backif you do not think, you will take the consequencesRate it:

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throw one's cap over the windmillTo act in a crazed manner.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the fenceTo commit fully.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the wallTo commit fully.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the windmillAlternative form of throw one's cap over the windmillRate it:

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throw overto end a romantic/sexual relationship with.Rate it:

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throw under the busTo betray or blame; to use as a scapegoat.Rate it:

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