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rule of thumbA general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.Rate it:

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run a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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run agroundFor a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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run rings aroundTo demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people.Rate it:

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run the gauntletUsed other than as an idiom: see run, gauntlet.Rate it:

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rush outUsed other than as an idiom: rush out.Rate it:

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Russian barUsed other than as an idiom: see Russian, bar.Rate it:

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rye seedUsed other than as an idiom. The seed of ryeRate it:

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sacrificial poetUsed other than as an idiom: see sacrificial, poet.Rate it:

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saddleA small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.Rate it:

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sag offUsed other than as an idiom: sag off.Rate it:

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sanguine manare, redundareto drip blood; to be deluged with blood.Rate it:

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sanguinem suum pro patria effundere or profundereto shed one's blood for one's fatherland.Rate it:

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score offUsed other than as an idiom: see score, off. To score from.Rate it:

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scratch an itchUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see scratch,‎ itch.Rate it:

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screamA form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.Rate it:

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scuba diverUsed other than as an idiom: see scuba, diver.Rate it:

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sea loadUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see sea,‎ load.Rate it:

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seat-of-the-pantsDone by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.Rate it:

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see the elephantUsed other than as an idiom: see see, the, elephant.Rate it:

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see youUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see see,‎ you.Rate it:

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seeing redBlood is boiling with angerRate it:

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sell offTo sell asset for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.Rate it:

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semel atque iterum; iterum ac saepius; identidem; etiam atque etiammore than once; repeatedly.Rate it:

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serve someone rightUsed other than as an idiom: see serve, right.Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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sewer ratUsed other than as an idiom: A rat that lives in sewers.Rate it:

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shark baitUsed other than as an idiom: see shark, bait.Rate it:

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shark baiterUsed other than as an idiom: see shark, baiter.Rate it:

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shave and a haircutUsed other than as an idiom: see shave, haircut.Rate it:

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she could be his motherOne could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.Rate it:

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shell shockUsed other than as an idiom: see shell, shock.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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shit the bedUsed other than as an idiom: see shit, bed.Rate it:

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shoot offUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see shoot,‎ off.Rate it:

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shoot throughUsed other than as an idiom: see shoot, through.Rate it:

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shoot upUsed other than as an idiom. To shoot upwards.Rate it:

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short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:

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short codeUsed other than as an idiom: see short, code.Rate it:

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short end of the stickA situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.Rate it:

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short ofLess than.Rate it:

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short of a lengthOf a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.Rate it:

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shout downTo shout louder than in order to force through one's argument or point of view.Rate it:

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shove it up your assUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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shower of shitUsed other than as an idiom: see shower, shit.Rate it:

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shower withUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see shower,‎ with.Rate it:

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shroudOne of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.Rate it:

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sí y noUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see si, y, no.Rate it:

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sibling fuckerUsed other than as an idiom: see sibling, fucker.Rate it:

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