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set offTo begin; to cause; to initiate.Rate it:

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set offTo cause to explode.Rate it:

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set offTo count an addition in one thing against a reduction in something else.Rate it:

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set offTo leave; to begin a journey or trip.Rate it:

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setting offbeginning a journeyRate it:

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shady, back-alley dealsUncompromising, dishonest, irregular, illegal agreements, plots, arrangements, scenarios.Rate it:

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shake it offforget about it; let it go; the process of getting over an upset or bad feeling about somethingRate it:

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shake like a leafTo tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiverRate it:

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shake offTo remove by shaking.Rate it:

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shake offTo dissociate oneself from.Rate it:

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shake offTo lose someone who is tracking youRate it:

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shake offTo rid oneself of a malady or its symptomsRate it:

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share and share alikeFor members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations-i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares.Rate it:

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she was batting her eyes like a frog in a hailstorm.A phrase used to describe a woman flirting with a man in a most obvious way to the point that it’s comical.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.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 offannoyRate it:

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shit offfuck offRate it:

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shit offTo ask someone to leave angrily.Rate it:

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shit or get off the canAlternative form of shit or get off the pot.Rate it:

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shit or get off the potTo choose between taking action now, or foregoing the opportunity until a later date.Rate it:

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shit two turdsJust means like double anything u mean like why one when two is better lol i guess it can be used like thisRate 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 offTo leave quicklyRate it:

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shoot offTo do quickly, and without hesitation or forethought.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthDon't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthTo boast, or brag, or talk too much.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthTo disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.Rate it:

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

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shoot through like a bondi tramTo leave in haste.Rate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:

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shove offTo leaveRate it:

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show offwhen you think you are the best you SHOW OFF to others by repeating every time 'I am the best' without knowing others' opinion for you.Rate it:

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show offTo exhibit; to demonstrate one's skill, talent, etc. for its own sake.Rate it:

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shrink awayto draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy awayRate it:

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shrink backTo back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.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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shroudThat which covers or shelters like a shroud.Rate it:

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shrug offTo ignore or disregard; to be indifferent.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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shuffle off this mortal coilTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.Rate it:

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shut downTo turn off or stop.Rate it:

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shut offTo stop or turn off by closing something.Rate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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shy awayto draw back in fear, cringe, back downRate it:

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shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowtRate it:

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si le cœur vous en ditIf you feel like it; If you have a mind to.Rate it:

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