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sommergere di cazzatetalk someone's ear offRate it:

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sow the wind, reap the whirlwindEvery decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.Rate it:

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spannerA hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.Rate it:

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spem praecīdere, incidere (Liv. 2. 15)to cut off all hope.Rate it:

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spick-and-spanClean, spotless; original sense "like new".Rate it:

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

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splash downThe act of landing in water.Rate it:

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splash downTo land in water.Rate it:

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stake outTo mark off the limits by stakesRate it:

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start over againreturn to the beginning, go back to the top of a page or scriptRate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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Stick-in-the-MudA person with old outdated and orthodox ideas who does not like to accept change, unable to cope up or except something new and modernRate it:

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stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.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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string togetherTo connect or attach using string or a string-like material.Rate it:

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strut one's stuffTo behave, or to perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, especially in a way to impress others; to show off.Rate it:

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subita morte exstinguito be cut off by sudden death.Rate it:

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such asLike, of the kind mentioned.Rate it:

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sucker punchA disabling punch targeting a place which is not normally acceptable in a "fair fight", such as on the back of the head.Rate it:

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summa aquathe surface of the water.Rate it:

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superiorem (opp. inferiorem), victorem (proelio, pugna) discedereto come off victorious.Rate it:

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sweep asideTo ignore, brush off.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.Rate 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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tail awayTo gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.Rate it:

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Take a Shine ToBecoming fond of something; or to like something quicklyRate it:

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take a tumbleTo fall off something, or down something.Rate it:

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take forTo defraud; to rip off.Rate it:

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take something in one's strideNot to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.Rate it:

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talk the talkSpeak like an expert, claim to be knowledgeable about something.Rate it:

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tant crie l'on noël qu'il vient (villon)Long looked for comes at last; That is coming—like Christmas.Rate it:

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tel maître, tel valetLike master, like man; Like well, like bucket.Rate it:

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tenir comme teigne (pop.)To stick like wax.Rate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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that's a loaded questionAsked My partner if he wasn’t sexually attracted to me anymore since it’s been 3 months after getting back together after a breakup initially by him and no sexual experience in a total of 6 months.Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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the whole nine yardsAnd everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list.Rate it:

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there you have it, folksA tagline commonly used after someone ends a news piece, shows a clip of something, etc; often said at the conclusion of a piece of news, an explanation, a scenario, etc. signifying the end of it or like saying, "There, we brought it to you", "That's what happened" like a stamp off approval that "This is what we found"Rate it:

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there's life in the old dog yetA person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age.Rate it:

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think of englandTo tolerate or endure bad sex. Used in conjunction with "I just lie on my back and.." "I just go through the motions and..." etc.Rate it:

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throw a sickieTo take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.Rate it:

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throw for a loopTo confuse or disorient; to throw off; to mix up.Rate it:

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tickle the ivoriesI don't have as much time as I'd like, but I still enjoy tickling the ivories from time to time.Rate it:

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tintlikeThe carshades that look like a tinted windowsRate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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tipo assimlikeRate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to set asail?set off to sailRate it:

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