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sag offTo skive, to not attend school when required to do so.Rate it:

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sag offBasketball: Position oneself closer to the basket while guarding an opposing player.Rate it:

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sag offUsed other than as an idiom: sag off.Rate it:

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

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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salvo officio (Off. 3. 1. 4)without violating, neglecting one's duty.Rate it:

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sam is not bonded to share his meat with you!Who is SAM? representative of hardworking, righteous, law abiding and peace loving people. What is bonded? Mutilated and/or loyal & liable. What does meat mean here? Empirically meat had been the symbol of wealth and prosperity. What is the narrator telling ? SAM is not to give up his share & rights of peace and progress to the may be a rent seeking person!Rate it:

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sapere (Off. 2. 14. 48)to be a man of sense, judgment.Rate it:

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satisfacere alicui pro (de) iniuriisto give some one satisfaction for an injury.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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save someone's baconTo save someone's life.Rate it:

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save someone's skinTo save someone's life.Rate it:

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save someone's skinto prevent an undesirable occurrenceRate it:

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saw offto cut off with a sawRate it:

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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo separate from someone.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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scale offTo peel offRate it:

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scare offTo cause to flee by frightening it.Rate it:

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scare offTo deterRate it:

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scare out of one's witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.Rate it:

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scare somebody to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare someone to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare straightTo frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.Rate it:

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

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scare the pants offTo scare or startle someone thoroughly.Rate it:

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scare the pants off ofTo scare or startle thoroughly.Rate it:

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scholas habere, explicare (Fin. 2. 1. 1)to give lectures.Rate it:

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scissorbillAnd railroad term for someone who refused to join the union or who openly colluded with management to thwart the union.Rate it:

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scissorbillSomeone considered contemptible or foolish.Rate it:

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score offTo delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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score offUsed other than as an idiom: see score, off. To score from.Rate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate 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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scream one's head offTo scream out to one's full capacityRate it:

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screw offTo go away at someone's urging; to bugger off.Rate it:

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screw offTo fail to do one's work; to goof off.Rate it:

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screw offTo urge someone to leave.Rate it:

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screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.Rate it:

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screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.Rate it:

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screw-offSomeone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.Rate it:

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screw-offThe ability to be removed by unscrewing (screwing off)Rate it:

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se suaque omnia dedere victorito give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror.Rate it:

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se suaque omnia permittere victoris potestatito give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror.Rate it:

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seal offto physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing human passageRate it:

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securi percutere, ferire aliquemto execute a person, cut off his head.Rate it:

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see eye to eyeTo agree with someone; to concur; to get along.Rate it:

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See Eye to EyeTo completely agree with someone’s opinion and statementRate it:

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see offTo accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.Rate it:

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