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sauve qui peutevery man for himself - more literally "save yourself if you can"; most literally "may he save himself, whoever can"Rate it:

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scale outTo scale up by adding more servers or nodes.Rate it:

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screw youA less offensive version of fuck you.Rate it:

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se habla español"we speak Spanish". More precisely, "Spanish is spoken."Rate it:

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sed de hoc alias pluribusmore of this another time.Rate it:

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sell downTo become less by being sold.Rate it:

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semel atque iterum; iterum ac saepius; identidem; etiam atque etiammore than once; repeatedly.Rate it:

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sex upTo make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.Rate it:

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sex upTo make more sexually attractive.Rate it:

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sexual congressLoose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.Rate it:

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sexual relationBehaviour of a sexual nature between one or more individuals.Rate it:

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shake a lega command to get busy, to get going, to do something quickly, to go faster, to move more hurriedly or to pick up paceRate it:

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ships that pass in the nightTwo or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.Rate it:

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short ofLess than.Rate it:

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sift outTo isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.Rate it:

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slacken offTo slacken or lessen; to become less intense.Rate it:

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slacken offTo do less intensely.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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smarten upTo become less stupid or naiveRate it:

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smarten upTo make less stupid or naiveRate it:

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smarten upTo wear smart clothes and look more stylishRate it:

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soften upTo appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.Rate it:

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solosolo in the Kpop world means a single singer. if a pair they're a duet, and if three of more they are a group.Rate it:

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some people have all the luckSuggests that someone is enjoying more success than they deserve.Rate it:

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sommergere di cazzateTo talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated.Rate it:

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souris qui n'a qu'un trou est bientôt priseIt is good to have more than one string to one’s bow.Rate it:

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spark upto make more exotic or funRate it:

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speak volumesTo express more than one actually said.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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spiff upto decorate or otherwise make more attractiveRate it:

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squeeze upTo move closer together, in order to make more space for someone else.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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stand patTo play one's hand without drawing any more cards.Rate it:

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stick in the mudMore generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.Rate it:

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streets aheadFar superior; much better or more advanced.Rate it:

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stretchTo get more use than expected from a limited resource.Rate it:

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suck inTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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sugar coatedAlternative spelling of sugarcoated. (altered to seem better than it really is, made more attractive.)Rate it:

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sugarcoat the pillTo make an unpleasant situation more pleasant.Rate it:

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sugarcoatedMade superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden.Rate it:

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sure upto make more sure; more secure; more safe.Rate it:

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swallow one's prideTo set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.Rate it:

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sweeten the potTo make something more desirable.Rate it:

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swipe leftTo swipe to see more images, as in an Instagram Carousel postRate it:

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tag teamTwo or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.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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