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sell a bargainA species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".Rate it:

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sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.Rate it:

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sell outTo sell all of a product that is in stock.Rate it:

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sell someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sell upTo sell all, in order to reduce its debts or gain liquid money.Rate it:

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sell-by dateUsed to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date.Rate it:

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seller's marketAn excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.Rate it:

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selon toute apparenceIn all probability.Rate it:

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send belowTo order someone to go below the top deck on a ship.Rate it:

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send outA shout out; an appreciative public mention of someone.Rate it:

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send shivers down someone's spineTo terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.Rate it:

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send someone packingTo expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove a player from a particular team competition before the conclusion of the event, especially because that player's contribution on this occasion has been below his or her expected level of performance.Rate it:

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send to coventryTo ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.Rate it:

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send upTo imitate someone or something for the purpose of satirical humour.Rate it:

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senior momenta momentary lapse in memory, especially in an older person; when someone forgets something, especially when they are older, we call this a senior momentRate it:

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senior noteA bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior debt must be repaid before other creditors receive any payment.Rate it:

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sens dessus dessousAll upside down; Topsy-turvy.Rate it:

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serve somebody rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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serve someone rightUsed other than as an idiom: see serve, right.Rate it:

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serve someone rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set upto provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.Rate it:

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set upto establish someone in a business or position.Rate it:

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set upto trick someone in order to make them do something.Rate it:

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set uponTo attack someone.Rate it:

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Set Your Teeth on EdgeTo cause irritation and displeasure to someone, to annoy someone by doing something frustratingRate it:

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Settle an Old ScoreTo take revenge for one’s wrong actions being done in the past, to get even with someoneRate it:

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settle someone's hashTo physically or verbally subdue someone.Rate it:

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settle uponTo decide something over other options.Rate it:

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sex machineSomeone with considerable sexual prowess.Rate it:

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SFYLInitialism of sorry for your loss, commonly said in response to someone being scammed or losing money from a risky investment.Rate it:

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shake downTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.Rate it:

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shake downTo get money from someone using threats.Rate it:

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shake it offforget about it; let it go; the process of getting over an upset or bad feeling about somethingRate it:

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shake offTo lose someone who is tracking youRate it:

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shake overto friskRate it:

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she came in from the cold with her bold, brazen, out-spoken, take on the world positive attitude.Speaking her mind, daring to take on/face challenges, speaking up and speaking out, not staying shut to anyone, ready/willing to face whatever life/anyone dishes out to her.Rate it:

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she could be his motherOne could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.Rate it:

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she'll be applesEverything will be all right.Rate it:

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she'll be rightOK, no problem, everything will be all right.Rate it:

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she's applesEverything is all right, or in good working order.Rate it:

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she's street legalshe's lookin' really fine... all the right curves in all the right places!Rate it:

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ship of foolsA ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shipshapein good order, trim and neat, properly arranged, all correctRate it:

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shit in someone's CheeriosTo ruin one's day.Rate it:

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shit listOne is on another’s “bad side”; someone is angry with another; S-list, for short, is another way of saying it without swearingRate it:

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shit offTo ask someone to leave angrily.Rate it:

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