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small wonderAn event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.Rate it:

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smash and grabAn event where thieves rob stores by quickly entering the store and breaking display cases, and stealing items and quickly leaving.Rate it:

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smoke signalAn indirect message or indication, especially concerning a future event.Rate it:

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snakes and laddersA children's luck-based board game played on a numbered grid, the aim of which is to proceed to the end, and in which ladders aid progress and snakes impede it.Rate it:

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spaghetti westernNickname for a motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West.Rate it:

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stand byTo wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.Rate it:

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stop pressThe event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.Rate it:

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success is a journey not an eventsuccess is a life long journeyRate it:

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success is a journey not an eventSuccess is a life long journeyRate it:

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T-minusUsually specifies the remaining time until some future event.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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think with one's little headTo make decisions or act based on one's sexual impulses rather than based on clear reasoning.Rate it:

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third time's a charmOne is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.Rate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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toss upTo make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.Rate it:

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trade unionsocial eventRate it:

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tried and trueWell-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.Rate it:

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wait forTo wait until the specified event occurs.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for an event.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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water over the damAn event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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what a pityUsed to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.Rate it:

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what do i knowImplies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on knowledge or evidence.Rate it:

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whole clothSomething made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.Rate it:

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whoop assTo defeat or excel against in a competitive event.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo defeat or excel against (someone) in a competitive event.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingDecision-making based on self-delusion.Rate it:

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wonder of wondersA happening, an event, a pleasing circumstance, results beyond one's wildest dream or expectation:Rate it:

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work the roomTo interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.Rate it:

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your mother is a whoreYou are a person of poor character, based on your imputed descent from a mother of poor character, and an unknown father of poor character.Rate it:

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zero hourThe set time for an action, event, vital decision, or decisive change to take place; the hour at which a planned military operation is scheduledRate it:

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