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skin and bonesSaid of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition.Rate it:

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skinny rabbitan issue that has little significance to an outcome. The issue is not worth discussing. Outcome is 6 one and half dozen the other. There is no meat to the discussion.Rate it:

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skip townTo leave one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.Rate it:

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slack offTo be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.Rate it:

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slam dunkA high-jump approach to the basket and a one-hand slam of the ball through the hoop!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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slap your mama!When something is so good or desirable that one would perform the most unthinkable act to acquire or defend the possession of.Rate it:

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sleep inTo sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.Rate it:

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Sleep on ItTo take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder uponRate it:

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sleep with the fishesTo be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.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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slice and diceDivide and organise information into smaller parts to better analyse it in various ways waysRate it:

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slim downTo reduce one's weight; to become thinner.Rate it:

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slip awayTo disappear; to elude one.Rate it:

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slip inTo include into a sentence discreetlyRate it:

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slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:

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slip someone's mindTo be forgotten; to escape one's memory.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

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slippery slopeA chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.Rate it:

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slot inTo put something into a slot.Rate it:

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slot inTo put something into its desired placeRate it:

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slug it outTo have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.Rate it:

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smack upTo beat up physically.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more children.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more small or immature fish.Rate it:

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small potatoesOne or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.Rate it:

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smart arseOne who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.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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smell bloodTo sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.Rate 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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smoke upTo smoke all of one's supplies.Rate it:

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smooth sailingEasy going, an unbumpy ride into the future.Rate it:

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snarl upTo put into disarray; contort; confuse; muddle upRate it:

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sniff testAn informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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snow on the mountaintopGray or white hair on one's head, especially as an indication of aging.Rate it:

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snow on the rooftopGray or white hair on one's head, especially as an indication of aging.Rate it:

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societatem inire, facere cum aliquoto associate with some one.Rate it:

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socium aliquem asciscere (B. G. 1. 5)to make some one one's ally.Rate it:

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soft touchA person or group which is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one which loans or readily gives money to another.Rate it:

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Solo, unus de septem (illis)Solon, one of the seven sages.Rate it:

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solum vertere, mutare (Caecin. 34. 100)to leave one's country (only used of exiles).Rate it:

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some oldSome, some unspecified or yet-undetermined one (especially for emphasis).Rate it:

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somme touteAfter all; Taking everything into consideration; To conclude.Rate it:

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son affaire est faiteHe is a dead man (of one dying); He is done for; He is a ruined man.Rate it:

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sort oneself outTo organize or solve one's personal problems.Rate it:

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sort outTo organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.Rate it:

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souhaiter la bonne année à quelqu'unTo wish some one a happy new year.Rate it:

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sour grapesA putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.Rate it:

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souris qui n'a qu'un trou est bientôt priseIt is good to have more than one string to one’s bow.Rate it:

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southpawOne who is left-handed, especially in sports.Rate it:

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