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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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se piquer au jeu(lit.) To continue obstinately to play although losing; (fig.) To go on in an enterprise in spite of all obstacles.Rate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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sed de hoc alias pluribusmore of this another time.Rate it:

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see someone throughTo suffice for a time.Rate it:

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see youUsed as a farewell, stating the next time the speaker and interlocutor will see each otherRate it:

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see you when I see youUsed as a farewell, when the next time the speaker and interlocutor will meet is not known.Rate it:

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send awayTo send to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.Rate it:

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send backTo remind of a previous time in the past.Rate it:

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send offdismiss from playRate it:

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serve timeTo be in prison or a similar institute.Rate it:

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set a spellTo sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.Rate it:

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sextum (Pis. 9. 20), septimum consulconsul for the sixth, seventh time.Rate it:

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sexual congressLoose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.Rate it:

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shake the pagoda treeTo find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.Rate it:

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shoot the breezeTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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show offwhen you think you are the best you SHOW OFF to others by repeating every time 'I am the best' without knowing others' opinion for you.Rate it:

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sign onThe time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours.Rate it:

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silly seasonA period of time, as during a holiday season or a political campaign, in which the behavior of an individual or group tends to become uncharacteristically frivolous, mirthful, or eccentric.Rate it:

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since whenFrom what time.Rate it:

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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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sit inTo attend something for one time, as a visitor.Rate it:

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skate one's laneTo play in one's assigned position rather than straying to where the current action is.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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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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skive offTo skive; to play truant; to slack off.Rate it:

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SLAGIATTInitialism of seemed like a good idea at the time.Rate it:

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slap and tickleMild or playful kissing, cuddling, and other amorous play.Rate it:

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Sleep on ItTo take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder uponRate it:

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slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:

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slip under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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slot inTo schedule something for a particular time.Rate it:

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só o tempo diráAlternative form of o tempo dirá; literally only time will tellRate it:

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soak inTo spend time experiencing somethingRate it:

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somewhere along the lineAt some unspecified time; eventually or once; at some point.Rate it:

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sorry I'm lateUsed to apologise for not arriving on time.Rate it:

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spatio temporis intermissoafter some time.Rate it:

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spear carrierA person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.Rate it:

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special constablespart-time police volunteersRate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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spin outto prolong, make longer (in time)Rate it:

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spring forward, fall backA mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring, and back in FallRate it:

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squeeze inTo find time or other resources for.Rate it:

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stack offTo play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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stakes are highEstimated costs, investment, time, reputation, competition, government interest, patent rights of others, existing regulations and licensing factors.Rate it:

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stall for timeTo intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.Rate it:

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stand patTo play one's hand without drawing any more cards.Rate it:

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