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sit throughTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.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 the barnTo experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.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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stake outTo end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.Rate it:

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stand on endTo stand erect, bristle, especially from fear.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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swankieExpensive; luxury, high-end.Rate it:

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tag offTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or one's exit from the vehicle.Rate it:

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tail awayTo gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.Rate it:

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tail between one's legsA reaction to a confrontation, specifically one with excessive shame and hurt pride.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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tail offTo gradually subside or diminish; to tail away.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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take a bowTo accept applause at the end of a performance in a theatre. Often this includes actually bowing to the audience.Rate it:

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take a tiger by the tailLatch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.Rate it:

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talem vitae exitum (not finem) habuit (Nep. Eum. 13)such was the end of... (used of a violent death).Rate it:

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tally onTo man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.Rate it:

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TEOTWAWKIThe end of the world as we know it.Rate it:

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the cake is a lieThe end you are pursuing is unattainable or misguided; the reward you have been promised is false.Rate it:

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The EndUsed traditionally at the end of a story.Rate it:

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The EndUsed to indicate the termination of somethingRate it:

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the end justifies the meansMorally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.Rate it:

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the end of one's ropeAt the limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer take it..Rate it:

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the ends justify the meansAlternative form of the end justifies the means.Rate it:

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the icing on the cakeSomething wonderful at the end of something good.Rate it:

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there you have it, folksA tagline commonly used after someone ends a news piece, shows a clip of something, etc; often said at the conclusion of a piece of news, an explanation, a scenario, etc. signifying the end of it or like saying, "There, we brought it to you", "That's what happened" like a stamp off approval that "This is what we found"Rate it:

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thin end of the wedgeSomething that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.Rate it:

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though butUsed at the end of a sentence to add emphasis.Rate it:

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throw in at the deep endTo introduce a person to a new situation without adequately preparing him or her.Rate it:

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throw overto end a romantic/sexual relationship with.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo annoy an irritable person.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo do something that has a risk of going catastrophically wrong.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo bring two subcritical masses close together in order to find the edge of criticality.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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to be continuedUsed at the end of an episode to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.Rate it:

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to get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

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to that endFor that reason, with that goal, intending to produce that result.Rate it:

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turn outTo result; end up.Rate it:

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turn tailTo flee; to run away; to leave.Rate it:

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ultimae terraethe most distant countries, the world's end.Rate it:

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vitae finem facereto put an end to one's life.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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warm downGentle excercise at the end of a training session before cooling off.Rate it:

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Wash Your Hands of SomethingStop being involved in something, to end involvement with someone or something, stop being responsible for something, disownRate it:

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watch your mouthWatch what you say; usually said in response to someone cursing; "young man" or "young woman" is often added to the end of the phraseRate it:

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weather the stormTo reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.Rate it:

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whale tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a whale.Rate it:

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