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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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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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straight to the pointSay something directlyRate it:

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straighten outTo correct; to stop doing something wrong.Rate it:

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stranger things have happenedusually said when discussing something strange or asking if something is strangeRate it:

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stretchTo get more use than expected from a limited resource.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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strike outto treat something as settledRate it:

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string onTo continue to convince of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at.Rate it:

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strip awayTo remove something bit by bit.Rate it:

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stroke of geniusA great idea, smart decision, epiphany, or eureka moment. To make something brilliant or to create a successful concept.Rate it:

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stuffA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.Rate it:

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stumble againstTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stump upTo pay for something. Often indicating reluctance to pay.Rate it:

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stumpedCan't get wagon past a tree stumpRate it:

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

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sub outTo remove from something or to have one's place taken, especially in sports.Rate it:

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suck downTo drink all of something quickly.Rate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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super duperSomething you regard as excellentRate it:

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swaddling clothesAn early period in development, infancy, the beginnings of something; inception.Rate it:

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Swallow Hook, Line and SinkerNaive or credulous who immediately believes in something, to believe in something without inquiring about itRate it:

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swear downTo promise that something is not true.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.Rate it:

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sweep the boardTo get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.Rate it:

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Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

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Sweep You Off Your FeetTo leave a fine impression with your emotions and enthusiasm, to get overwhelmed by emotions and feelings of loveRate it:

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sweeten the potTo make something more desirable.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.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 bead onTo aim a gun at something.Rate it:

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take a chanceTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take a powderTo leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.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 shot in the darkTo try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.Rate 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 a tumbleTo fall off something, or down something.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.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 backTo return something.Rate it:

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take downTo write a note. Usually to record something that is said.Rate it:

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take fiveTo break something up.Rate it:

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take for grantedTo assume something to be true without verification or proof.Rate it:

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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!Rate it:

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take on faithTo accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.Rate it:

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take shapeassume a distinct form, develop into something definite or tangible.Rate it:

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take the baitTo accept something offered, especially secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.Rate it:

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take the pissAre you takin' the piss? You'll get yer 'ead bashed in.Rate it:

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