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speak for oneselfTo provide an opinion only on one's own behalf.Rate it:

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speak one's mindTo state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly.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 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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speak upTo make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.Rate it:

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speak volumesTo express more than one actually said.Rate it:

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spear carrierOne who serves in a subordinate or menial role.Rate it:

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spear carrierOne who plays a leading or substantial role as a supporter, proponent, etc. representing a group, cause, or point of view.Rate it:

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special deliveryA particular posted letter or package which is delivered in this manner; a particular act of conveying such letters or packages to one or more recipients.Rate it:

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spell offIn a spelling bee, of two or more participants, to spell words one after the other until a champion is determined. Usually refers to a series of rounds of spelling in which no spellers are eliminated.Rate it:

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spem alicui facere, afferre, inicereto inspire any one with hope.Rate it:

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spem falsam alicui ostendereto rouse a vain, groundless hope in some one's mind.Rate it:

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spem habere in aliquoto set one's hope on some one.Rate it:

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spem proponere alicuito lead some one to expect...Rate it:

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spem suam ponere, collocare in aliquoto set one's hope on some one.Rate it:

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spending money as if it were waterlack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.Rate it:

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spill one's gutsTo confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive.Rate it:

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spill one's seedTo masturbate or to ejaculate when the penis has been withdrawn from one's partner.Rate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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spitting cotton or spittin' cottonVery thirsty. Used in the Southern USA.Rate it:

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split one's sidesTo laugh hystericallyRate it:

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spoilt for choiceHaving such a selection of good choices, that deciding which one to pick is difficult.Rate it:

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sponsionem facere, sponsorem esse pro aliquoto be security for some one.Rate it:

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sprain one's ankleTo be pregnant.Rate it:

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spring backTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.Rate it:

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spring forward, fall backA mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring, and back in FallRate it:

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spring in one's stepEnthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.Rate it:

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spring to mindTo appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.Rate it:

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square mealA satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.Rate it:

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square oneThe place where one begins; a lack of progress.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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square rodUsed other than as an idiom: see square, rod.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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squeeze outTo force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher oneRate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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stab in the backAn act of betrayal or treachery.Rate it:

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stack offTo play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.Rate it:

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stanStan must be one of the most famous Kpop slang. it is an acronym of stalker + fan and is self-explanatory. when kpoppers call themselves Stan, they mean to distinguish themselves from being just an ordinary fan.Rate it:

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stand backTo maintain a safe distance from a hazard.Rate it:

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stand backTo abstain from participation.Rate it:

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stand backTo stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.Rate it:

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stand behindTo support; express one's supportRate it:

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stand correctedSaid to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.Rate it:

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stand in one's own lightTo take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.Rate it:

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stand on one's own two feetTo be independent. To survive without any help.Rate it:

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stand on one’s headTo try to impress someone by performing difficult feats or through hard workRate it:

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