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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 offTo prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.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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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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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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stepping razorA dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.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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stick in the mudA person unwilling to participate in activities, often because he or she believes the activity is not wholly kosher; a party pooper.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 offTo fill with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.Rate it:

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straight faceA face that is expressionless, especially not laughing.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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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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stretch of the imaginationUsed to ​describe things that are ​definitely not ​possible or ​correct.Rate it:

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strictim, leviter tangere, attingere, perstringere aliquidto make a cursory mention of a thing; to mention by the way (not obiter or in transcursu).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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strike outTo fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a date.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 shirtOne who is overly official or officious; somebody in charge but not necessarily in power or effective.Rate it:

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style it outTo pretend not to be embarrassed; to deny that an embarrassing thing ever happened.Rate it:

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sub inReplace something or take someone's place, especially in sportsRate 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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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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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 that something is not true.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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swim like a bricknot able to swimRate 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 numberRecognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.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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