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sprunt upTo draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.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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squeeze intoTo go into; to barely fit into.Rate it:

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squeeze intoTo put on.Rate it:

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stack upTo put into a stackRate it:

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stand asideTo temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.Rate it:

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stand in the gapTo expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.Rate it:

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stand one's groundFinding oneself in a disagreement, confrontation, at odds with others, accused of misfeasance/malfeasance.Rate it:

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stand upTo bring something up and set it into a standing position.Rate it:

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steely-eyedHaving a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.Rate it:

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stem the roseTo have anal sex; to insert one's penis (stem) into another's anus (rose).Rate it:

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step backTo prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.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 overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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stick one's neck outTo take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position.Rate it:

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stick one's oar inTo meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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stow awayto obtain passage by secreting oneself inside before departureRate it:

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strictis gladiis in hostem ferrito throw oneself on the enemy with drawn sword.Rate it:

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strike out into unknown territoryVenture forth into a new or unknown business, theme, vacation, personal relationship or program.Rate it:

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stuck upSnobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others; haughty.Rate it:

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studio ad rem publicam ferrito throw oneself heart and soul into politics.Rate it:

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studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua reto apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.Rate it:

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stuffThe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.Rate it:

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stuff the ballot boxTo commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding voters' ballots, in an attempt to predetermine the outcome.Rate it:

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sublimem or sublime (not in sublime or sublimiter) ferri, abireto fly aloft; to be carried into the sky.Rate it:

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subsidere in insidiis (Mil. 19. 49)to place oneself in ambush.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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sui (mentis) compotem non esseto lose one's head, be beside oneself.Rate it:

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summon upTo look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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sure of oneselfSelf-confident.Rate it:

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suspicionem a se removere, depellere, propulsare (Verr. 3. 60. 140)to clear oneself of a suspicion.Rate it:

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swap outTo transfer into a swap file.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

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take a leap of faithjump into the fray, gather all one's wits and plunge, take courage and step into the unknown:Rate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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take aloftTo successfully fly into the air.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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take coverTo shelter oneselfRate it:

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take inTo receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.Rate it:

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take into accountOr pay attention to; to notice.Rate it:

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take into considerationTo take into account.Rate it:

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take it upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for a task or action.Rate it:

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take matters into one's own handsTo deal with a problem alone, because others responsible have failed to deal with it.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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take offTo leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.Rate it:

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take shapeassume a distinct form, develop into something definite or tangible.Rate it:

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