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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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sidepiecesexDescribes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.Rate it:

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silver bulletA bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf.Rate it:

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sind Sie gläubigare you religiousRate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.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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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.Rate it:

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slender reedA person, fact, or resource on which one can rely only to a limited extent.Rate it:

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slot inTo put something into its desired placeRate it:

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smell the barnTo experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.Rate it:

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smell ya latergoodbye; see you laterRate it:

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SMIDSYSorry mate, I didn′t see you.Rate it:

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snow outTo cover with snowRate it:

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Snug as a Bug in a RugComfy and warm, something that relaxes you or provides you with solaceRate 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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só o tempo diráAlternative form of o tempo dirá; literally only time will tellRate 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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soplar y sorber, no puede seryou can't have your cake and eat it tooRate it:

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sound outTo pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.Rate it:

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speak someone's languageTo talk about concerns, feelings, ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate to intimately.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its speed of rotation.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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sprechen Sie Englischdo you speak English?Rate it:

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sprichst du Englischdo you speak English?Rate it:

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stalking horseA horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game,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 the gaff?Can You? 'withstand the demand?, 'weather the storm?' , 'survive the environment?', 'smile the miles', 'beat the HEAT?',Rate it:

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starched as an ironing boardMeans you're stiff unable to bend/flex properlyRate 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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stepping stoneA stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.Rate it:

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sticking-placeThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.Rate it:

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sto bene, grazieI'm fine, thank youRate it:

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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.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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stumpedCan't get wagon past a tree stumpRate it:

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sua sponteWithout prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative.Rate it:

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suds upTo lather; to cover with sudsRate it:

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suis legibus utitur (B. G. 1. 45. 3)(a state) has its own laws, is autonomous.Rate it:

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suit yourselfDo whatever you want to do.Rate it:

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super duperSomething you regard as excellentRate 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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swift retreatTo back off quickly/A place you can go to quickly to recover or escape from stress.Rate it:

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switch-hitterA person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander.Rate it:

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SYSInitialism of see you soon.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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