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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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straight to the pointSay something directlyRate it:

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straighten outTo correct; to stop doing something wrong.Rate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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stranger things have happenedusually said when discussing something strange or asking if something is strangeRate it:

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strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:

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strike outTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.Rate it:

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strike outto treat something as settledRate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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string onTo continue to convince of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at.Rate it:

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strip awayTo remove something bit by bit.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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stumble acrossTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stumble againstTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stumble onTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stump upTo pay for something. Often indicating reluctance to pay.Rate it:

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sub inReplace something or take someone's place, especially in sportsRate it:

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sub outTo remove from something or to have one's place taken, especially in sports.Rate it:

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suck downTo drink all of something quickly.Rate it:

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suck it upTo put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

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sufficient unto the day is the evil thereofNo need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.Rate it:

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sunder outTo remove a piece of something from the whole; separate out.Rate it:

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super duperSomething you regard as excellentRate it:

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supremo vitae dieon one's last day.Rate it:

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swaddling clothesAn early period in development, infancy, the beginnings of something; inception.Rate it:

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Swallow Hook, Line and SinkerNaive or credulous who immediately believes in something, to believe in something without inquiring about itRate it:

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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise that something is not true.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.Rate it:

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sweep something under the rugTo conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.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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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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take a back seatTo be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.Rate it:

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take a bead onTo aim a gun at something.Rate it:

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take a chanceTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take a gambleTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take a powderTo leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.Rate it:

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take a riskTo do something risky.Rate it:

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Take a Shine ToBecoming fond of something; or to like something quicklyRate it:

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take a shot in the darkTo try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.Rate it:

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take a spinTo go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something.Rate it:

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take a tiger by the tailLatch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.Rate it:

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take a tumbleTo fall off something, or down something.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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