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speed merchantSomeone who runs, drives or moves in a given way very fast.Rate it:

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Speedy GonzalesA fast person; someone who does something fast.Rate it:

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spem abicere, deponereto give up hoping.Rate it:

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Spill the BeansTo reveal a secret to someone who is not reliable or trustworthyRate it:

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Spitting ImageTo have perfect resemblance with someone, to be exactly like somethingRate it:

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spoil somebody rottenTo overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.Rate it:

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spring the trapTo cunningly trick someone or take advantage of a situation in a deceptive wayRate 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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stand asideTo leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.Rate it:

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stand correctedSaid to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.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 treatTo pay the cost of treating someone to somethingRate it:

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stand trialTo sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.Rate it:

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stand up withTo begin to dance with (someone); to dance with (someone).Rate it:

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stand up withTo publicly support (someone).Rate it:

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stand up withIn a wedding ceremony, to serve as best man or as maid of honor or as an official witness for (someone).Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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steal a glanceTo look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.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 overTo carefully move making sure you don't step onto someone or something.Rate it:

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stick a fork in somethingUsed to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.Rate it:

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Straight from the ShoulderTo be telling something frankly and honestly, not lying about anything, to be candid or just with someoneRate it:

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straight goodsSomeone or something authentic.Rate it:

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strike a chordTo convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.Rate it:

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strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:

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strike outTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.Rate it:

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stringed like a puppetMake someone do your stuff, and quietly take over you and your decisions.Rate it:

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study buddySomeone you study with.Rate it:

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Stuffed ShirtA self-conceited person who brags about himself, to give self-importanceRate it:

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style upTo render stylish, to give a fashionable turn to.Rate it:

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sub inReplace something or take someone's place, especially in sportsRate it:

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sub unum aspectum subicere aliquidto give a general idea of a thing.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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sui potestatem facere, praebere alicuito give audience to some one.Rate it:

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surprise surpriseAn indication that the unsurprising happened, especially contrary to someone's hopes or assertions.Rate it:

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Swan SongA last performance or last words by a singer, writer, actor etc., a last action by someoneRate 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 awayTo overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.Rate it:

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sweep outto remove someone outside of a place (where they are not wanted)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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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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Take a PowderQuickly leaving a place or to sneak out from someoneRate it:

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take a tiger by the tailLatch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.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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take awayTo prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.Rate it:

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take for a rideto deceive someoneRate it:

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take for grantedTo give little attention to or to underestimate the value of, to fail to appreciate.Rate it:

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take the law into one's own handsTo punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.Rate it:

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