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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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stringed like a puppetMake someone do your stuff, and quietly take over you and your decisions.Rate it:

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stroke of geniusA great idea, smart decision, epiphany, or eureka moment. To make something brilliant or to create a successful concept.Rate it:

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studio alicuius rei aliquem incendereto make some one enthusiastic for a thing.Rate it:

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stuff upTo make a big mistake.Rate it:

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substruere viam glarea (Liv. 41. 27)to make a gravel path.Rate it:

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suck outTo win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.Rate it:

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sugar offTo reduce maple sap by boiling to make maple syrup, maple sugar or maple toffee.Rate it:

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sugarcoat the pillTo make an unpleasant situation more pleasant.Rate it:

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sur le pied où en sont les chosesConsidering how matters stand.Rate it:

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sure upto make more sure; more secure; more safe.Rate it:

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sushi tuna saku blockIt is a tuna cut that is sold and it is used to make sushi or poke. This tuna can be yellowfin (Ahi in Hawaiian language) or bluefin.Rate it:

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swap spitto kiss, to make outRate it:

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swear on a stack of biblesTo make a promise or give one's assurance with great conviction.Rate it:

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sweat the small stuffTo worry about petty issues or insignificant matters.Rate it:

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Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

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sweeten the potTo make something more desirable.Rate it:

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sweeten upTo make sweet to the taste.Rate it:

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swim upstreamTo opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice.Rate it:

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tackle the jobDetermine tools and manpower needed, Move on site, Begin and complete necessary demolition, Launch make-ready tasks in order for all trades to move on site and begin the new construction.Rate it:

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tag onTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to make a payment or gain access to the vehicle.Rate it:

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take a flyerTo make a choice with an uncertain outcome; to take a chance.Rate it:

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take a turn for the worseTo start to become worse; to worsen.Rate it:

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take awayTo make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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take inTo shorten or make it smaller.Rate it:

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take libertiesTo behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.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 the peeTo mock; to make fun of.Rate it:

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take up the cudgel forTo make a defense for in lieu of another person.Rate it:

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talk is cheapIt is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.Rate it:

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talk out of turnTo make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.Rate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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tant pisso much the worseRate it:

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tanto faz como tanto fezused to indicate that something doesn’t make a difference; tomayto, tomahto; big deal; whateverRate it:

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tap upTo make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.Rate it:

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tap upto make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transferRate it:

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tart upTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.Rate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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templa deorum adireto make a pilgrimage to the shrines of the gods.Rate it:

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temporibus errare (Phil. 2. 9. 23)to make a chronological mistake.Rate it:

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tenir la dragée haute à quelqu'unTo make a person pay well (or, wait a long time) for what he desires.Rate it:

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testamentum facere, conscribereto make a will.Rate it:

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the buck stops hereA statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.Rate it:

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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does, especially via adverse effects.Rate it:

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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does, especially via unintended consequences.Rate it:

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the doctor always err's on the side of caution.It means to make sure of, or to make the most ofRate it:

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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.Rate it:

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there are two sides to every questionOne should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.Rate it:

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