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phone inTo make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.Rate it:

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pocket dialA situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.Rate it:

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prayer's were answeredA desperate, seemingly impossible request is grantedRate it:

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put downTo replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsProfessor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.Rate it:

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Queer StreetHard times; a difficult circumstance, especially financially.Rate it:

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rake over the coalsTo call to task or to reprimand severely.Rate it:

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reality checkA wake-up call, reminder.Rate it:

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res ad extremum casum perducta estaffairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties.Rate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring outTo make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.Rate it:

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roll upUsed to call the attention of potential purchasers.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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saeculi consuetudo or ratio atque inclinatio temporis (temporum)the spirit of the times, the fashion.Rate it:

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saepius revocatur (Liv. 7. 2. 9)he is encored several times.Rate it:

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saluti suae consulere, prospicereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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senatum vocare, convocareto call a meeting of the senate.Rate it:

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senior momenta momentary lapse in memory, especially in an older person; when someone forgets something, especially when they are older, we call this a senior momentRate it:

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sexcenties, millies dixiI have said it a thousand times.Rate it:

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shower withTo give to someone an abundance of; to give someone something many times in quick succession.Rate it:

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side effectA change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").Rate it:

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sing outTo call out.Rate it:

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singin' the bluesAn individual who seems to dwell too much on the negative aspects of daily life and times:Rate it:

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smear campaignAn effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.Rate it:

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sound outTo speak or sing loudly, to call out.Rate it:

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stanStan must be one of the most famous Kpop slang. it is an acronym of stalker + fan and is self-explanatory. when kpoppers call themselves Stan, they mean to distinguish themselves from being just an ordinary fan.Rate it:

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stay togetherTo remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so.Rate it:

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stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:

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suis rebus or sibi consulereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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sword and sandalOf or pertaining to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.Rate it:

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taillable et corvéable à merciexploitable endlessly; at the beck and call of; at one's biddingRate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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testari deos (Sull. 31. 86)to call the gods to witness.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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thick and thinBoth good and bad times.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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time outTo call for a suspension of activity or conversation.Rate it:

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time outTo call for a time-out.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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totum se fingere et accommodare ad alicuius arbitrium et nutumto be at the beck and call of another; to be his creature.Rate it:

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toute vérité n'est pas bonne à direAll truths are not to be spoken at all times.Rate it:

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two for twoIn baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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videant or dent operam consules, ne quid res publica detrimenti capiat (Catil. 1. 2. 4)let the consuls take measures for the protection of the state.Rate it:

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vir ut temporibus illis doctusa man of considerable learning for those times.Rate it:

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viva la Pepalet the good times rollRate it:

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voilà ce que j'appelle pleuvoirThis is what I call raining with a vengeance.Rate it:

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what's newAn informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their lives. A typical response might be, "Not much, you?". At times the greeting may not be literal and might just be used as a synonym for hello or what's up.Rate it:

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when the going gets tough, the tough get goingin difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.Rate it:

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when the going gets weird, the weird turn proIn times of change or upheaval, anyone can make a legitimate business from their own personal vision, however different it may be.Rate it:

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