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rule onTo make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter.Rate it:

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rule outTo make something impossible.Rate it:

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run adriftTo be aimless or pointless; to make no progress.Rate it:

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run afterTo make a determined effort to win someone's affections.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run awayTo leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.Rate it:

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run offTo make photocopies, or print.Rate it:

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run upTo make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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rus excurrereto make a pleasure-trip into the country.Rate it:

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Russian rouletteA deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the location of the bullet is unknown, points the weapon at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.Rate it:

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sauce upto make something more saucy; to sex upRate it:

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save faceTo take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.Rate it:

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scale backTo make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.Rate it:

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scelere se devincire, se obstringere, astringito commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.Rate it:

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scelus (in se) concipere, suscipereto commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.Rate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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Scrape the Bottle of the BarrelTo make use of something from leftover and off cuts. To be left to choose from scrap or residueRate it:

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scratch byTo get by; make ends meetRate it:

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scratch one's headTo puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.Rate it:

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scream one's head offTo scream out to one's full capacityRate it:

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screw aroundTo make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.Rate it:

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screw upTo make a mess of; to ruin.Rate it:

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screw upTo blunder; to make a mistake.Rate it:

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se imperio alicuius subicere (not alicui)to make one's submission to some one.Rate it:

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securi percutere, ferire aliquemto execute a person, cut off his head.Rate it:

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see starsTo experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.Rate it:

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see toTo take care of; to effect; to make happen.Rate it:

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see to it that...to make sure that...Rate it:

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sell wolf ticketsTo make empty threats or promises; to bluff.Rate it:

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semper memoria eius in (omnium) mentibus haerebitnothing will ever make me forgetful of him.Rate it:

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send out forTo make an order for something to be delivered, especially takeaway food.Rate it:

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send shivers down someone's spineTo terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.Rate it:

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send upTo make prices or temperatures etc. rise.Rate it:

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sensus movere (more strongly pellere)to make an impression on the senses.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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set by the earsTo make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.Rate it:

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set straightTo correct; to make right or true.Rate it:

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set the tableTo make a future outcome possible.Rate it:

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set upto trick someone in order to make them do something.Rate it:

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set upTo make proud or conceited.Rate it:

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set upTo profess openly; to make pretensions.Rate it:

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settle onTo make a decision or selection; to decide.Rate it:

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sex upTo make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.Rate it:

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sex upTo make more sexually attractive.Rate it:

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shake outTo agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.Rate it:

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shake upTo reorganize, to make reforms in.Rate it:

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shed light onTo illuminate; to make clear.Rate it:

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shed light uponIlluminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).Rate it:

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shoot one's mouth offTo make reckless or exaggerated statements.Rate it:

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