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run throughTo repeat something.Rate it:

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run throughTo briefly summarise.Rate it:

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run throughTo use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.Rate it:

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run throughTo impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.Rate it:

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run toTo reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.Rate it:

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run toTo reach the limit of one's abilities or tastes.Rate it:

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run to earthto find someone or something after a long and difficult searchRate it:

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run upOf a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.Rate it:

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run upTo bring a flag to the top of it's flag pole.Rate it:

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

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run upTo accumulate a debt.Rate it:

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run up againstBegin to encounter problems with someone or something.Rate it:

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run wildto go unchecked, to be out of controlRate it:

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run withTo follow something through to completion or realization.Rate it:

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run withTo be a member of (a gang or hooligan firm).Rate it:

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run with scissorsTo behave recklessly.Rate it:

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run with the hare and hunt with the houndsTo support both sides of an argument.Rate it:

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run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.Rate it:

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rustle upTo quickly prepare something.Rate it:

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sacred cowSomething which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry.Rate it:

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salt in the woundSomething that increases someone's pain.Rate it:

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

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sauve qui peutEvery one for himself; Run for your lives.Rate it:

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Save for a Rainy DayTo save something for bad time or for a time of need, To keep something in store for future useRate it:

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save something for a rainy dayTo save something just in case one may need it.Rate it:

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save the furnitureTo salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.Rate it:

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say whenAn imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.Rate it:

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

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scale downTo reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the cost of a process, or the amount spent on something.Rate it:

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scale upTo increase the size of something whilst maintaining proportionRate it:

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Scare as Hen's TeethSomething scarce and not found in abundance, a rare thing or non-existentRate it:

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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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scare upTo find or procure while relying on chance to provide the means, especially something not easily found or procured.Rate it:

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scarf downTo eat something quickly.Rate it:

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scot-freeTo get away with something completely free from obligation, harm, or penaltyRate it:

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scrape offTo remove something by a scraping action.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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scrape the bottom of the barrelTo use the least desirable parts of something.Rate it:

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scrape upto gather together something neededRate it:

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

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scratch outTo remove something by scratching.Rate it:

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scratch outTo remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.Rate it:

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scrimp and saveTo scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.Rate it:

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scurry awayTo run away, especially fearfully.Rate it:

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se changer les idéesto start a new activity in order to change one's state of mind, to take a break from doing something boring or to escape from a displeasing situation.Rate it:

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se dégourdir les jambesTo stretch one’s legs; To go out for a run.Rate it:

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se melhorar, estragaSaid of something that is very good, to a point that it can't be improved further.Rate it:

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se mettre martel en têteto worry or get obsessed about somethingRate it:

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sea of somethingA lot of somethingRate it:

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