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send backTo remind of a previous time in the past.Rate it:

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serve outTo pay back; to have one's revenge on.Rate it:

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set backTo cost money, as.Rate it:

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set backTo delay or obstruct.Rate it:

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set backTo remove from or allow distance.Rate it:

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shady, back-alley dealsUncompromising, dishonest, irregular, illegal agreements, plots, arrangements, scenarios.Rate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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

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shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:

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shrink awayto draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy awayRate it:

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shrink backTo back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.Rate it:

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shy awayto draw back in fear, cringe, back downRate it:

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shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowtRate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.Rate it:

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sit backTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.Rate it:

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skin backRetract.Rate it:

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slick backTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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sow the wind, reap the whirlwindEvery decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.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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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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

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stand patTo play one's hand without drawing any more cards.Rate it:

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stand patTo stop hitting.Rate it:

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start over againreturn to the beginning, go back to the top of a page or scriptRate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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stay backTo remain after normal hoursRate it:

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stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.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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step backUsed other than as an idiom: see step, back.Rate it:

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step backTo stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.Rate it:

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step backTo prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.Rate it:

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step backto depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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strike backTo retaliateRate it:

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sucker punchA disabling punch targeting a place which is not normally acceptable in a "fair fight", such as on the back of the head.Rate it:

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swift retreatTo back off quickly/A place you can go to quickly to recover or escape from stress.Rate it:

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take a back seatTo be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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take backTo retract an earlier statement.Rate it:

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take backTo regain possession of something.Rate it:

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take backTo resume a relationship.Rate it:

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take backTo return something.Rate it:

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take something in one's strideNot to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.Rate it:

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talk backTo reply impertinently; to answer in a cheeky manner.Rate it:

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target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

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