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short and sweetA direct and brief communication.Rate it:

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short and sweetEfficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to an unpleasant task.Rate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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short circuitelectrical faultRate it:

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short codeUsed other than as an idiom: see short, code.Rate it:

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short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:

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short cutquicker routeRate it:

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short end of the stickA situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.Rate it:

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short fuseThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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short hairsPubic hair.Rate it:

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short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:

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short ofExcept; without resorting to; up to the point of.Rate it:

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short ofInsufficiently equipped with.Rate it:

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short ofLess than.Rate it:

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short of a lengthOf a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.Rate it:

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short on looksPlain, unattractive.Rate it:

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short outTo short circuit.Rate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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short sightedmyopicRate it:

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short sleeved shirtitem of clothingRate it:

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short strokesThe final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:

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short strokesBare essentials.Rate it:

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short temperThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.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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shout downTo shout louder than in order to force through one's argument or point of view.Rate it:

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show offTo exhibit; to demonstrate one's skill, talent, etc. for its own sake.Rate it:

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show one's buttTo misbehave.Rate it:

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show one's cardsTo reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others.Rate it:

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show one's faceTo appear publicly.Rate it:

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show one's true colorsTo reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed.Rate it:

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show one's true stripesTo reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.Rate it:

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show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.Rate it:

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show the flagTo represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.Rate it:

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show upTo outperform or one-up, often in an arrogant manner.Rate it:

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show what one is made ofTo demonstrate one's courage, stamina, etc.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate that one is dominant over or superior to someone; to establish that one has control of some device or intractable object.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.Rate it:

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Show Your True ColorsTo disclose or show what one is in reality, to reveal your true natureRate it:

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showing one’s shitWearing tight or ill-fitting clothing that reveals private parts; when body parts cannot be unseen through clothing.Rate it:

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shroudOne of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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shuffleAn instance of walking without lifting one's feet.Rate it:

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shuffle off this mortal coilTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.Rate it:

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

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

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

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sibi exemplum alicuius proponere ad imitandum or simply sibi aliquem ad imitandum proponereto set up some one as one's ideal, model.Rate it:

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sibi exemplum sumere ex aliquo or exemplum capere de aliquoto take a lesson from some one's example.Rate it:

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sibi imperare or continere et coercere se ipsumto have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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