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sort outTo clarify by reviewing mentally.Rate it:

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sort outTo attack physically.Rate it:

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sort outTo fix, as a problem.Rate it:

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sort outTo organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.Rate it:

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sort outTo separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.Rate it:

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sound asleepSleeping still and silently.Rate it:

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sound outTo speak or sing loudly, to call out.Rate it:

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sound outTo question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.Rate it:

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sound outTo pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.Rate it:

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sour cherrySpecies of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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South TibetThose areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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sow the wind and reap the whirlwindAlternative form of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.Rate it:

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Sow your wild oatsTo do absurd and inappropriate things in one’s youth, to do silly things and activities when youngRate it:

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space outTo plant seedlings etc at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.Rate it:

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space outTo stupefy, intoxicate, disorient, or lose attention or focus, especially by the use of drugs.Rate it:

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spaghetti westernNickname for a motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West.Rate it:

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spannerA hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.Rate it:

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spare the rod and spoil the childIf one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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spare tyreA large stomach and rolls of fat around the waist.Rate it:

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spark spreadThe difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.Rate it:

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spaz outTo lose one's physical or emotional control.Rate it:

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spaz outTo stop working properly.Rate it:

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spazz outTo lose one's physical or emotional controlRate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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speak of the devil and he appearsAlternative form of speak of the devil.Rate it:

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speak of the devil and he shall appearAlternative form of speak of the devil.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 softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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speak someone's languageTo talk about concerns, feelings, ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate to intimately.Rate it:

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speak toAddress the Topic, List Salient Features, Point-Up the Pros And Cons, Designate The Budgetary Requirements,, Focus On This Aspect, Delineate Definite DangersRate it:

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special deliveryA kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.Rate it:

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special deliverySomething-whether desirable or undesirable-which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item.Rate it:

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spell outFrom its component letters.Rate it:

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spic and spanPerfectly clean.Rate it:

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Spick and SpanExtremely neat and clean, very tidyRate it:

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spick and spanAlternative form of spick-and-span.Rate it:

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spick-and-spanClean, spotless; original sense "like new".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 outUsed other than as an idiom: to spill out.Rate it:

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spill outto exit (outside) in large quantitiesRate it:

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spill outto be released without constraintRate it:

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spill the beans / let the cat out of the bagTo let out a secretRate it:

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spin downTo diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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

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spin outto prolong, make longer (in time)Rate it:

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spin upTo reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.Rate it:

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