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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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Split HairsTo argue or being grumpy about trivial and unimportant differencesRate 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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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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stanStan must be one of the most famous Kpop slang. it is an acronym of stalker + fan and is self-explanatory. when kpoppers call themselves Stan, they mean to distinguish themselves from being just an ordinary fan.Rate it:

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stand downFor me this means stop being mean a bullyRate it:

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stand from underTo escape something falling or being thrown from above.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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stare insiemeOf two persons without specification of time: to be a couple, to date regularly, etc.Rate it:

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stare insiemeTo be together, to spend time together during a specific timeframe.Rate it:

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stars in one's eyesThe state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.Rate it:

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step backto depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.Rate it:

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step downTo gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.Rate it:

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step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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sticking at nothingBeing ruthlessRate 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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stop and smell the rosesTo relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life.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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straight shooterA person who is blunt, sometimes to the point of being harsh or offensive.Rate 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 While the Iron is HotTo avail the opportunity at the right time, to make use of a favorable conditionRate it:

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stupid dumbbeing a stupid person and a dumb personRate it:

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suck faceTo kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.Rate it:

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sugar glider or sugar bearA small gliding marsupial often kept as a pet. Looks like a rodent. Known for being carried in owners’ pockets and other concealed places.Rate it:

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sugarcoatedMade superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden.Rate it:

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summer and winterTo spend extended periods of time with; to test.Rate it:

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surf's upIt's time.Rate it:

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T-minusUsually specifies the remaining time until some future event.Rate it:

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tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

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take a picture, it will last longeran ironic statement said after being stared at for a long time.Rate it:

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take awayTo prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.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 it or leave itThis phrase is used when something is being proposed. You are being asked to accept or reject it as it is offered, without any changesRate it:

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take on waterTo slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo go about something slowly and carefully.Rate it:

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take the countTo take to opportunity to rest briefly after being knocked down but before being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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TANSTAAFLThere ain't no such thing as a free lunch; something advertised as being "free" will invariably have hidden costs.Rate it:

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tempore progredientein process of time.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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tempus conferre ad aliquidto employ one's time in...Rate it:

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tempus consumere in aliqua reto pass one's time in doing something.Rate it:

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tempus ducereto spend time.Rate it:

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