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she's street legalshe's lookin' really fine... all the right curves in all the right places!Rate it:

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shelf-stableIn food processing and packaging, a product that requires refrigeration after, but not prior to, opening.Rate it:

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shine out or shines outsomething shines out if is or has a quality that seems impressive or is very noticeable (but not excessive or negative as in glaring)Rate it:

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ship of foolsA ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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ships that pass in the nightTwo or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.Rate it:

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shipshapein good order, trim and neat, properly arranged, all correctRate it:

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shit out of luckCompletely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.Rate it:

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shoot from the lipTo speak confidently and unhesitantly but without careful forethought or a reliable knowledge of important facts pertaining to the subject matter.Rate it:

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shoot one's wadTo expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.Rate it:

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shoot one's wadTo spend all of one's money.Rate it:

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show one's cardsTo reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others.Rate it:

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showstopperAny impediment that prevents all further progress.Rate it:

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si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvaitIf only the young had experience and the old strength; If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.Rate it:

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si no quieres caldo, taza y mediait never rains but it poursRate it:

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sin taxA government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.Rate it:

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sine dubio (not sine ullo dubio)without doubt, beyond all doubt.Rate it:

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siren songAn enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one.Rate it:

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six degrees of separationpeople are all connected by, at most, six degrees of separation.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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skeleton keyA key in a hotel (or used by a thief) that opens all the doors in the premises.Rate it:

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sleep a winkTo sleep at all.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgeTo be formally, but not actually, equal under the law.Rate it:

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sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.Rate it:

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slowly but surelyIn a slow, yet careful mannerRate it:

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smart assA ‘know it all’Rate it:

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smoke upTo smoke all of one's supplies.Rate it:

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SNAFUAcronym of status nominal all fucked up or situation normal all fucked upRate it:

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snake oilAny product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.Rate it:

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snowmanAn attractive but heartless man.Rate it:

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so far so goodUp to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.Rate it:

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so long, and thanks for all the fishgoodbyeRate it:

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sod allNothing.Rate it:

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some people have all the luckSuggests that someone is enjoying more success than they deserve.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is mentally deficient.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is crazy.Rate it:

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sometimes the solution to the problem is the problem itself but points to other.Sometimes in life we wonder why this things happen and while wondering we are trying so hard to find the solution to what happened but infact it should be happened to make us strong, but some we need friends, or elder to show us the solution..Rate it:

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somme touteAfter all; Taking everything into consideration; To conclude.Rate it:

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soup-to-nutsComprehensive; complete; covering all of something.Rate it:

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sour grapesA putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.Rate it:

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speak softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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spem praecīdere, incidere (Liv. 2. 15)to cut off all hope.Rate it:

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spill the beansRelate all the facts of a controversial incident previously held in strict secrecy.Rate it:

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spinning my wheelsWorking hard but not getting anywhereRate it:

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splash outTo spend a lot of money on something desired but not necessary.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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SSIAInitialism of subject says it all.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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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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