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ride downto cause (a horse) to fall when riding.Rate it:

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ride tall in the saddleTo ride a horse in an erect, imposing manner.Rate it:

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rire jauneTo laugh on the wrong side of one’s mouth.Rate it:

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road appleHorse manure, especially when deposited on a road.Rate it:

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rocking horsetoyRate it:

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rocking horse shitA metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.Rate it:

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rocking-horse shitAlternative form of rocking horse shit.Rate it:

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rug upTo put a rug on a horseRate it:

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rule outTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.Rate it:

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run for the rosesNickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race.Rate it:

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run off at the mouthTo talk excessively.Rate it:

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run off at the mouthTo speak in a disrespectful manner about somebody.Rate it:

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Run Off at the MouthTo talk continuously without any interruptionsRate it:

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saddleA seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleAn item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding.Rate 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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scare straightTo frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.Rate it:

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second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:

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see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:

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set straightTo correct; to make right or true.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthDon't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthTo boast, or brag, or talk too much.Rate it:

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shoot off at the mouthTo disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.Rate it:

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shoot one's mouth offTo make reckless or exaggerated statements.Rate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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shut one's mouthTo stop talking; to be quiet.Rate it:

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skoffedDo sartastically whistle air out of your mouth and look awayRate it:

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slack-jawedWith the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.Rate it:

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speak out of both sides of one’s mouthto be inconsistent or dishonest in what one says about the same subject or matter, depending on the audience or the circumstanceRate it:

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stalking horseA horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game,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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stalking horseA person, thing, or expedient used in a deceptive manner, to achieve some hidden purpose; a pretext or ruse.Rate it:

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starting priceThe final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.Rate it:

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sternere equumto saddle a horse.Rate it:

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straight and narrowA path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.Rate it:

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straight arrowA person of conventional moralityRate it:

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straight as an arrowvery straight, travelling in a very straight trajectory.Rate it:

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straight awayVery soon; quickly; immediately.Rate it:

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straight faceA face that is expressionless, especially not laughing.Rate it:

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straight from the horse's mouthDirectly from the source; firsthand.Rate it:

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Straight from the Horse's MouthSomething coming directly from the main, authentic or reliable source direct from trustworthy person or placeRate it:

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straight from the shoulderDone in a direct manner; blunt.Rate it:

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Straight from the ShoulderTo be telling something frankly and honestly, not lying about anything, to be candid or just with someoneRate it:

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straight goodsThe truth; the facts.Rate it:

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straight goodsSomeone or something authentic.Rate it:

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straight manA member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.Rate it:

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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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