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skin and bonesSaid of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition.Rate it:

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skin in the gameA stake; something at risk.Rate it:

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skinny rabbitan issue that has little significance to an outcome. The issue is not worth discussing. Outcome is 6 one and half dozen the other. There is no meat to the discussion.Rate it:

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skip townTo leave one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.Rate it:

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slack offTo be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.Rate it:

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slag offTo talk insultingly to or about someone or something.Rate it:

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slam dunkA high-jump approach to the basket and a one-hand slam of the ball through the hoop!Rate it:

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slam one's clam on crazyFor a woman to have sex with another person deemed insane or otherwise undesirableRate it:

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slap in the faceSomething unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.Rate it:

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slap leatherTo make a quick motion to draw one's handgun from its holster, especially in a duel in the Old West.Rate it:

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slap your mama!When something is so good or desirable that one would perform the most unthinkable act to acquire or defend the possession of.Rate it:

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sleep inTo sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.Rate it:

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Sleep on ItTo take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder uponRate it:

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sleep with the fishesTo be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.Rate it:

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sleeping giantSomeone or something with great, latent strength.Rate it:

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sleeves from one's vestSomething non-existent; something of no value or cost.Rate it:

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slender reedA person, fact, or resource on which one can rely only to a limited extent.Rate it:

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slim downTo reduce one's weight; to become thinner.Rate it:

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sling one's hookTo leave.Rate it:

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slings and arrowsMisfortune or adversity that is not one's fault; adverse factors or circumstances; also, judgments, harsh criticisms, or personal attacksRate it:

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slip awayTo disappear; to elude one.Rate it:

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slip into something a little more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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slip into something more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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slip one pastTo sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.Rate it:

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slip someone's mindTo be forgotten; to escape one's memory.Rate it:

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slip throughTo barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

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slippery slopeA chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.Rate it:

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slop bowlOne of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.Rate it:

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slot inTo put something into a slot.Rate it:

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slot inTo put something into its desired placeRate it:

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slot inTo schedule something for a particular time.Rate it:

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Slow on the DrawSlow to understand or perceive things, one who does not pick or respond quicklyRate it:

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slow-walkTo delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.Rate it:

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slug it outTo have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.Rate it:

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slur overTo deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner.Rate it:

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small beerSomething that is of relatively little importance.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more children.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more small or immature fish.Rate it:

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small potatoesOne or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.Rate it:

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smart arseOne who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.Rate it:

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smart chanceA substantial quantity of something.Rate it:

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smash hitSomething that is tremendously popular or successful.Rate it:

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smell a ratTo sense something suspicious.Rate it:

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Smell a RatTo be skeptical about something wrong, someone who could sense the dangerRate it:

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smell bloodTo sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.Rate it:

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smell testAn informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate 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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smoke upTo smoke all of one's supplies.Rate it:

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