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slippery slopeA logical argument that follows a chain of events or causes and effects to some conclusion.Rate it:

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slobA lazy and slovenly person.Rate it:

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smack downTo defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way.Rate it:

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small armsFirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person; often held in the hand.Rate it:

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smarten upTo wear smart clothes and look more stylishRate it:

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smash and grabAn event where thieves rob stores by quickly entering the store and breaking display cases, and stealing items and quickly leaving.Rate it:

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smash downTo cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard.Rate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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smell of the lampTo bear marks of great study and labor.Rate it:

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smell testAn assessment of a subject's ability to detect and distinguish odors.Rate it:

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smoke and mirrorsA deceptive, fraudulent, or unconvincing explanation or description.Rate it:

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smoke poleThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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smoke signalA method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.Rate it:

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smoke upTo smoke, and get the effects from, a drug, especially marijuana.Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see smoke,‎ filled,‎ room.Rate it:

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smoking gunThe conclusive evidence, the bare facts, clear and decisive picture.Rate it:

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smood n creamy, and ever so dreamySo smooth. So very smoothRate it:

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smooth operatorA person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills who is persuasive in interpersonal relationships, negotiation, etc.Rate it:

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snail it, until you nail it!When you’re practicing a musical piece and mistakes are happening. Slow it down at a snails pace and get it right and then speed it up.Rate it:

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snakes and laddersA children's luck-based board game played on a numbered grid, the aim of which is to proceed to the end, and in which ladders aid progress and snakes impede it.Rate it:

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snakes and laddersany situation in which people or events go forward and backward, seemingly at randomRate it:

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snap inTo practice aiming, adjusting and firing a rifle with no ammunitionRate it:

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snap someone's head offTo suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.Rate it:

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snitches get stitches and wind up in ditchesSynonym of snitches get stitchesRate it:

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snot-nosedYoung and arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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snowmanA humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks, a carrot, and stones or coal.Rate it:

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snug as a bug in a rugVery cosy and comfortable.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 bunnyA romantic partner, child, pet, stuffed animal, etc. which is an object of affection and which provides comfort through physical contact.Rate it:

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so crazy it just might workPossibly feasible though unconventional; plausible and previously unconsidered as a course of action.Rate it:

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so far so goodUp to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.Rate it:

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so Gott willGod willing; used to indicate acceptance of God’s will when expressing an intention or hope, and particularly to avert misfortuneRate it:

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so is lifeUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see so,‎ life. i.e. life is, as well; life is too.Rate it:

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so long, and thanks for all the fishgoodbyeRate it:

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so mote it beMay it be thus: a formula once used in ancient church and pagan rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca.Rate it:

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so on and so forthIndicates that a list continues in a similar manner.Rate it:

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so-and-soA name used to take the place of an epithet.Rate it:

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so-and-soA placeholder name, used when a name is not known; a generic name.Rate it:

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so-and-soAnything generic.Rate it:

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soak inTo wet a surface and be absorbed completelyRate it:

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socialized medicineA politically charged term used to contrast such systems with free market alternatives and emphasize the perceived link to socialism.Rate it:

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softroader. This involves increased ground clearance with tyre, wheel, and suspension tweaks, skid plates and refers to mini SUV or wagons.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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solid as a rockVery reliable and dependableRate it:

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solosolo in the Kpop world means a single singer. if a pair they're a duet, and if three of more they are a group.Rate it:

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some mothers do have themA colloquial and mildly pejorative reaction to a clumsy or foolish action.Rate it:

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some rights reservedThe owner, or other copyright holder, of a work simultaneously reserves a number of copyright-related rights and waives a number of other copyright-related rights.Rate 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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song and danceAn excessively complex set of instructions.Rate it:

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

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