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spare no effortTo do everything within one's powers to achieve something.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.Rate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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speak toTo give evidence regarding something; to attest for.Rate it:

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special deliverySomething-whether desirable or undesirable-which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item.Rate it:

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speciem alicuius rei habereto have the appearance of something.Rate it:

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spectator sportSomething, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in.Rate it:

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Speedy GonzalesA fast person; someone who does something fast.Rate it:

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spending money as if it were waterlack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.Rate it:

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spice upTo enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.Rate it:

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spirit awayTo remove without anyone's noticing.Rate it:

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spit it outTo overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.Rate it:

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Spitting ImageTo have perfect resemblance with someone, to be exactly like somethingRate it:

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splash outTo spend a lot of money on something desired but not necessary.Rate it:

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split offTo break away from a group or mass.Rate it:

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tarTo have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.Rate it:

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spot checkA cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something.Rate it:

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spring to mindTo appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.Rate it:

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spruce upTo refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance.Rate it:

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spur onTo spur or urge to do something.Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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squeak outTo achieve something by a small margin.Rate it:

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squeeze inTo force in, stretch something to make something larger fit.Rate it:

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squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:

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stack upTo compare with something; to measure up. (Often used with "against", "among")Rate it:

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stake a claimTo take an action that asserts a property right in something.Rate it:

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stalking horseA candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.Rate it:

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stand correctedSaid to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.Rate it:

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stand from underTo escape something falling or being thrown from above.Rate it:

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stand in the gapTo expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.Rate it:

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stand offTo stand some distance apart form something or someone.Rate it:

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stand treatTo pay the cost of treating someone to somethingRate it:

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stand upTo bring something up and set it into a standing position.Rate it:

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standard fareSomething which is normal, routine, or unexceptional; something which is commonly provided or encountered.Rate it:

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stars in one's eyesThe state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.Rate it:

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start afreshTo start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean sheet.Rate it:

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state of disrepairSomething in need of repair. Typically referring to a mechanical object or system (like a car or home) that has broken down or doesn't work anymore.Rate it:

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stave offTo prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.Rate it:

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stay overStay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.Rate it:

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stay the distanceTo persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult.Rate it:

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steal a glanceTo look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.Rate it:

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steal a march onTo get ahead of someone or something by starting earlier.Rate it:

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steal awayTo leave secretively.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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step downTo gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.Rate it:

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step forwardto volunteer for something; to offer one's servicesRate it:

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step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:

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step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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