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ship outTo get rid of, expel, or discard.Rate it:

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shitfaceTo get excessively drunkRate it:

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show a legTo wake up and get out of bed. (Used mostly in the imperative).Rate it:

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shuffleTo get lost in the shuffle: to lack attention when you deserve it.Rate it:

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si vous n'y prenez (pas) garde, il prendra un mauvais pliIf you are not careful he will get into bad habits.Rate it:

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si vous obtenez cinq francs, c'est le bout du mondeIf you get five francs, it is the utmost; You will get five francs at the very outside.Rate it:

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si yo te contaradon't get me startedRate it:

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sibi (aliquam) despondere (of the man)to betroth oneself, get engaged.Rate it:

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Sink or SwimTo be responsible or get failed or success for one’s own actions without involving anybodyRate it:

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Sitting DuckA person or thing that is considered vulnerable, to easily get attacked by somethingRate it:

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skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.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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sleep offTo get rid of by sleeping.Rate it:

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slip throughTo get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.Rate it:

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smoke upTo smoke, and get the effects from, a drug, especially marijuana.Rate it:

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smuggle pastTo illicitly or dishonestly get through an inspection.Rate it:

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snail it, until you nail it!When you’re practicing a musical piece and mistakes are happening. Slow it down at a snails pace and get it right and then speed it up.Rate it:

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sneak pastTo get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.Rate it:

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so far so goodUp to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.Rate it:

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soak the richGet money from the richRate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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square upTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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steal a march onTo get ahead of someone or something by starting earlier.Rate it:

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step inTo get involved; to actRate it:

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step on it!A three word command to rush, move now, get with it quickly, respond immediately.Rate it:

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Stir up a Hornet's NestTo stimulate or stir people to get angry or annoyed, to cause a great problem, to invite dangerRate it:

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

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stumpedCan't get wagon past a tree stumpRate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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sweep the boardTo get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.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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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!Rate it:

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take the pissAre you takin' the piss? You'll get yer 'ead bashed in.Rate it:

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take the plungeTo get engaged.Rate it:

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throw oneself atTo make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get someone's romantic attention.Rate it:

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Throw Your Hat into the RingAn individual announcing his or her candidacy for the office elections; or to get you indulged into a challengeRate it:

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tie the knotTo marry, wed, get married.Rate it:

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tit for tatEquivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.Rate it:

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to dig your own graveGet deeper in trouble by complicating matters further.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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tongue-tiedhaving difficulty expressing yourself i.e. when you are nervous or embarrassed; an inability to speak; a condition you are in when you are at a loss for words; when you try to speak and the words get misspoken; NOT to be confused with "tongue-tie" or Ankyloglossia, which is a physical dental/mouth condition that makes speech difficult (among other symptoms)Rate it:

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tooth and nailTaking everything bodily you possibly could offer/ use to get the job or task done, usually referring to an tough battle ahead. Battle usually a physical fight, or harsh obstacles were to be meet with this plight, but you or many were going to give it your all.Rate it:

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toss outTo throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of that has gone bad.Rate it:

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touch with a barge poleGet romantically involved with.Rate it:

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traduci ad plebem (Att. 1. 18. 4)to get oneself admitted as a plebeian.Rate it:

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transform and roll outLet's go, get a move on.Rate it:

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until hell freezes overForever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.Rate it:

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ups-a-daisyAn exclamation made when encouraging a child to get up after a fall or when lifting a child into the air.Rate it:

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va te faire foutrego get fucked!; go fuck yourself!; get your butt out of here!; fuck you!; fuck off!Rate it:

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va te promener! (fam.)Go to Jericho! Get along with you!Rate it:

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