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stuffA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.Rate it:

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stuff yourself 'til you pop!One can overeat, binge, gorge, gulp, gobble-down chow-down and stuff your gut on food! ! ! ! !Rate it:

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stuffed shirtOne who is overly official or officious; somebody in charge but not necessarily in power or effective.Rate it:

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stylish yet professionalfashionable and still officialRate it:

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sub imperio et dicione alicuius esseto be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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sub outTo remove from something or to have one's place taken, especially in sports.Rate it:

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subiectum esse, obnoxium esse imperio or dicioni alicuius (not simply alicui)to be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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subsidium alicui summittereto send relief to some one.Rate it:

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suck faceTo kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.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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suck outTo win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.Rate it:

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sue outTo petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain.Rate it:

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suffering housemaid's kneeQuaint expression of earlier days relative to female servants performing chores of scrubbing floor on hands and knees.Rate it:

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sui (mentis) compotem non esseto lose one's head, be beside oneself.Rate it:

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sui potestatem facere, praebere alicuito give audience to some one.Rate it:

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suis rebus or sibi consulereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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sum of its partsA concept in holism. Related to the idea that the total effectiveness of a group of things each interacting with one another is different or greater than their effectiveness when acting in isolation from one another.Rate it:

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summa necessitudine aliquem contingereto stand in very intimate relations to some one.Rate it:

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summi (et) infimi (Rep. 1. 34. 53)high and low.Rate it:

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summo iure agere cum aliquo (cf. summum ius, summa iniuria)to proceed against some one with the utmost rigour of the law; to strain the law in one's favour.Rate it:

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summon upTo look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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sumptibus modum statuereto limit one's expenditure.Rate it:

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sun worshipperOne who reveres the sun as a deity.Rate it:

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Sunday bestA person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.Rate it:

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Sunday driverOne who drives slowly, as for leisure or sightseeing.Rate it:

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Sunday driverOne who drives infrequently, and often poorly.Rate it:

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suo consilio utito go one's own way, proceed independently.Rate it:

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suo iudicio utito act in accordance with one's convictions.Rate it:

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superstitionem radicitus or penitus evellereto destroy superstition root and branch.Rate it:

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supplicium sumere de aliquoto exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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supremo vitae dieon one's last day.Rate it:

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sur le bout de la langueon the tip of one's tongueRate it:

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suspicio (alicuius rei) cadit in aliquem, pertinet ad aliquema suspicion falls on some one.Rate it:

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suspicionem ex animo delereto banish all feeling of prejudice from the mind.Rate it:

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swaddling clothesA garment, made of strips of cloth, used to bind an infant and restrict movement of its limbsRate it:

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swan songA final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise; swear; give one's word.Rate it:

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swear on a stack of biblesTo make a promise or give one's assurance with great conviction.Rate it:

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Sweep You Off Your FeetTo leave a fine impression with your emotions and enthusiasm, to get overwhelmed by emotions and feelings of loveRate it:

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swing of thingsThe normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.Rate it:

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swing-upTrainman reaches for a grab-bar on a boxcar and swings-up onto the footrail:Rate it:

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switch-hitterA person who engages in sex with persons both male and female.Rate it:

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tâchez de faire quelques provisionsTry and collect some provisions.Rate it:

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tag offTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or one's exit from the vehicle.Rate it:

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tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

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taillable et corvéable à merciexploitable endlessly; at the beck and call of; at one's biddingRate it:

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take a breathTo inhale and subsequently exhale air.Rate it:

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take a load offTo go from a standing position to a sitting one.Rate it:

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take a numberRecognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.Rate it:

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take awayTo make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.Rate it:

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