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smash hitSomething that is tremendously popular or successful.Rate it:

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smell a ratTo sense something suspicious.Rate it:

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Smell a RatTo be skeptical about something wrong, someone who could sense the dangerRate it:

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smell testAn informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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smooth outTo make smooth.Rate it:

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smooth overTo make smoothRate it:

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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:

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sniff outTo find something using the sense of smell.Rate it:

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sniff outTo find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.Rate it:

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Snug as a Bug in a RugComfy and warm, something that relaxes you or provides you with solaceRate it:

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snuggle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.Rate it:

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so much forAn expression of disregard, or resignation; something said upon giving up, quitting, or disposing of something.Rate it:

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soak inTo spend time experiencing somethingRate it:

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sob storyA sad story told to make others feel sympathy for the teller.Rate it:

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socium aliquem asciscere (B. G. 1. 5)to make some one one's ally.Rate it:

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socium se adiungere alicuito attach oneself to a person's society.Rate it:

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Soft SoapTo gently or politely urge someone to do something, to persuade someone with sweet-talking or butteringRate it:

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soften upTo make softer.Rate it:

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soften upTo appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.Rate it:

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solid as a rockExtremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move.Rate it:

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solutum et expeditum esse ad dicendumto be never at a loss for something to say.Rate it:

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some peopleExpresses disgust at the actions of a person; a response to a person doing something silly, bizarre, nonsensical or ill-mannered.Rate it:

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something awfulIntensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way.Rate it:

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something is rotten in the state of DenmarkSomething is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.Rate it:

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something likeapproximatelyRate it:

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something may fall in your lapUnexpectedly your desires may be fulfilled.Rate it:

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something tells oneOne has a feeling, hunch or a gut feeling that.Rate it:

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something toSome importance to.Rate it:

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something's fishy in denmarkA shortened version of the expression, "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark"; the speaker is suspicious that there is or appears to be something wrong, amiss, illegal or dishonestRate it:

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sometimes the solution to the problem is the problem itself but points to other.Sometimes in life we wonder why this things happen and while wondering we are trying so hard to find the solution to what happened but infact it should be happened to make us strong, but some we need friends, or elder to show us the solution..Rate it:

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somno or quieti se tradereto lay oneself down to sleepRate it:

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song and danceAn excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.Rate it:

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sort oneself outTo calm down emotionally.Rate it:

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sort oneself outTo organize or solve one's personal problems.Rate it:

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sort outTo organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.Rate it:

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sound offTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.Rate it:

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soup sandwichSomeone or something that is not as it should be; something disorganized or unfinished.Rate it:

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soup-to-nutsComprehensive; complete; covering all of something.Rate it:

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sour grapesA putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.Rate it:

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sour noteA negative aspect to something mostly positive.Rate it:

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spannerA problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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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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spark upto make more exotic or funRate it:

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speak for oneselfExpressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another.Rate it:

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speak for oneselfTo provide an opinion only on one's own behalf.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 outTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.Rate it:

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speak softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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