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shed light uponIlluminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).Rate it:

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shit listOne is on another’s “bad side”; someone is angry with another; S-list, for short, is another way of saying it without swearingRate it:

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shoot 'em upA short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.Rate it:

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shoot one's mouth offTo make reckless or exaggerated statements.Rate it:

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show a clean pair of heelsto run away quickly; to make an escape quickly; to outpaceRate it:

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show upTo make visible; to expose.Rate it:

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sibi aliquem, alicuius animum reconciliare or reconciliari alicuito be reconciled; to make up a quarrel.Rate it:

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sick noteSomeone who dodges work because of sickness, implying they are faking it.Rate it:

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simulacrum e marmore facereto make a marble statue.Rate it:

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sing from the same hymnbookTo make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.Rate it:

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skin upTo make a cannabis cigarette.Rate it:

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

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slick backTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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slick downTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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slip upTo err, falter; to make a mistake.Rate it:

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slug awayTo work very hard (at); to toilRate 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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smarten upTo make less stupid or naiveRate it:

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smooth outTo make smooth.Rate it:

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smooth overTo make smoothRate it:

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snowed underHave too much work.Rate it:

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socium aliquem asciscere (B. G. 1. 5)to make some one one's ally.Rate it:

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soften upTo make softer.Rate 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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some rights reservedThe owner, or other copyright holder, of a work simultaneously reserves a number of copyright-related rights and waives a number of other copyright-related rights.Rate it:

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sometimes the solution to the problem is the problem itself but points to other.Sometimes in life we wonder why this things happen and while wondering we are trying so hard to find the solution to what happened but infact it should be happened to make us strong, but some we need friends, or elder to show us the solution..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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spark upto make more exotic or funRate it:

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spiff upto decorate or otherwise make more attractiveRate it:

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spin offTo create as a by-product or a secondary derived work.Rate it:

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

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spitting distanceA short distance.Rate it:

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squeeze inTo force in, stretch something to make something larger fit.Rate 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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squig outTo weird out or disgust; to make feel uneasy and squeamish.Rate it:

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stand in the gapTo expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.Rate it:

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stand on one’s headTo try to impress someone by performing difficult feats or through hard workRate it:

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stand to reasonTo make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational.Rate it:

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stand up and be countedTo publicly make known one's views, contributions, or vote, especially in a contentious situation where fortitude is required.Rate it:

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stare downTo overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.Rate it:

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step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:

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step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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step up one's gameTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.Rate it:

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stop offTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place.Rate it:

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stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.Rate it:

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stretchTo make inaccurate by exaggeration.Rate it:

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strictim, leviter tangere, attingere, perstringere aliquidto make a cursory mention of a thing; to mention by the way (not obiter or in transcursu).Rate it:

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strike outTo begin to make one's way.Rate it:

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