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signum proelii dareto give the signal to engage.Rate it:

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simplify to amplifyMake something more simple to give it more focusRate it:

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Sing for Your SupperTo perform or give any service in return for something that one demands or desiresRate it:

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slap leatherTo make a quick motion to draw one's handgun from its holster, especially in a duel in the Old West.Rate it:

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slip onshoe type; to try outRate it:

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smack ofTo seem like; to appear or give an impression or feeling of; to arouse suspicion of.Rate it:

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soapboxA crate for packing soap, or, by extension, any inexpensive crude platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it, especially when used for speeches.Rate it:

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some oldUsed other than as an idiom: see some, old.Rate it:

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some oldSome, some unspecified or yet-undetermined one (especially for emphasis).Rate it:

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sou brasileiro e não desisto nuncaI am Brazilian, therefore I don't ever give up anything.Rate it:

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soup upTo modify the engine of to give a higher performance than the specifications.Rate it:

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spaghetti westernNickname for a motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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speak toTo give evidence regarding something; to attest for.Rate it:

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speciem alicuius rei praebereto give the impression of...; have the outward aspect of...Rate it:

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speciem prae se ferreto give the impression of...; have the outward aspect of...Rate it:

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spem abicere, deponereto give up hoping.Rate it:

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stand on one’s headTo try to impress someone by performing difficult feats or through hard workRate it:

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stand trialTo sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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stick in the mudMore generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.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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strike one's flagTo yield, give up, or surrender.Rate it:

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Stuffed ShirtA self-conceited person who brags about himself, to give self-importanceRate it:

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style upTo render stylish, to give a fashionable turn to.Rate it:

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sub unum aspectum subicere aliquidto give a general idea of a thing.Rate it:

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sui potestatem facere, praebere alicuito give audience to some one.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise; swear; give one's word.Rate it:

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swear on a stack of biblesTo make a promise or give one's assurance with great conviction.Rate it:

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tâchez de faire quelques provisionsTry and collect some provisions.Rate it:

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take a chanceTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take a crack atTo attempt or try.Rate it:

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take a gambleTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take a run atTo attack or challenge or to try to attack or challenge.Rate it:

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take a shot in the darkTo try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.Rate it:

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take a spinTo go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something.Rate it:

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take a stab atTo attempt or try.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take for grantedTo give little attention to or to underestimate the value of, to fail to appreciate.Rate it:

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tee upTo give a coach or player a technical foul.Rate it:

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tempus (spatium) deliberandi or ad deliberandum postulare, dare, sibi sumereto require, give, take time for deliberation.Rate it:

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tesseram dare (Liv. 28. 14)to give the watchword, countersign.Rate it:

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testimonium dicere pro aliquoto give evidence on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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that old dog won't huntSynonym of that dog won't hunt.Rate it:

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the dogs bark, but the caravan goes onLife goes on, even if some will try to stop or talk against progress.Rate it:

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the old woman is plucking her gooseIt is snowing.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 rest is historyUsed to indicate that one does not need to give extra details about a story as it is too complicated or already well-known.Rate it:

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