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on the bubbleHolding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.Rate it:

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ordine narrare, quomodo res gesta sitto detail the whole history of an affair.Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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play possumTo feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.Rate it:

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please sit downOffering a seat to somebody.Rate it:

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plump downTo sit down heavily in a seat.Rate it:

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pull up a chairTo sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair.Rate it:

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pull up a floorSit down on a floor.Rate it:

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qui plus sait plus se taitA still tongue shows a wise head.Rate it:

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quod bonum, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit! (Div. 1. 45. 102)may heaven's blessing rest on it.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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res integra estthe matter is still undecided; it is an open question.Rate it:

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ride the pineTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.Rate it:

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rough and readyCrude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headwayRate 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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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.Rate it:

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sit backTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.Rate it:

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sit downTo cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.Rate it:

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sit downTo meet formally at a conference table.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a low or sunken position.Rate it:

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

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sit inform of protestRate it:

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sit in forTo substitute; to take somebody's place.Rate it:

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sit in onTo attend a private meeting or class without participating.Rate it:

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sit onTo block, suppress, restrain.Rate it:

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sit on itTo wait or hesitate.Rate it:

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sit on one's handsOr situation.Rate it:

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sit on the fenceTo remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.Rate it:

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sit on thornsTo be in a painful or embarrassing situation; to be in constant fear of being found out.Rate it:

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sit outTo decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.Rate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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sit outTo lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.Rate it:

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sit stillTo accept, tolerate, or acquiesce.Rate it:

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sit stillTo remain motionless.Rate it:

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sit throughTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.Rate it:

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sit tightTo wait patiently.Rate it:

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sit upTo sit erect.Rate it:

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sit upTo assume a sitting position from a position lying down.Rate it:

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sit upTo show sudden interest or surprise.Rate it:

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sit upTo bounce, especially to a comfortable height.Rate it:

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sit upTo not go to bed.Rate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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snuggle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.Rate it:

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sound asleepSleeping still and silently.Rate it:

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stand stock stillPaul Travers' Adventures, by Sam T. Clover.Rate it:

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stand stock stillTo stand completely motionless.Rate it:

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stick one's neck outGamble or venture when odds for success are slim! Step-up, speak up, while still a novitiate, inexperienced and possessing no 'savvy' in a particular venture.Rate it:

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