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rub up on	To rub one's body against another person as a form of sexual stimulation or flirting.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
s'y casser les dents	To come up against a brick wall	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sauve qui peut	Every one for himself; Run for your lives.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
save vs.	In certain games, to successfully guard against a particular danger	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
scelus edere in aliquem (Sest. 26. 58)	to commit a crime against some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
scurry away	To run away, especially fearfully.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
se casser le nez	1. To fall on one’s face. 2. To knock up against an obstacle. 3. To fail in an enterprise.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
se dégourdir les jambes	To stretch one’s legs; To go out for a run.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
set off	To count an addition in one thing against a reduction in something else.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shit hole	A negative description of a physical place; a decaying democrat-run municipality.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shoot oneself in the foot	To act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
show a clean pair of heels	to run away quickly; to make an escape quickly; to outpace	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
socialized medicine	An umbrella term for any system of government-run health care.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
softly, softly, catchee monkey	Capture a target without startling it to run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stack up	To compare with something; to measure up. (Often used with "against", "among")	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stadium currere (Off. 3. 10. 42)	to run a foot-race.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand in the gap	To expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
summo iure agere cum aliquo (cf. summum ius, summa iniuria)	to proceed against some one with the utmost rigour of the law; to strain the law in one's favour.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
swim upstream	To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
swing for the fences	To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run, increasing the chance of missing the ball.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a flyer	To invest against odds.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a powder	To 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: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take the game to	To use attacking tactics against.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take to one's heels	To leave; especially, to flee or run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take to the hills	To flee or vanish; to run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tear along	To run quickly along somewhere.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tear up	Or against.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tecto, (in) domum suam aliquem recipere (opp. prohibere aliquem tecto, domo)	to welcome to one's house (opp. to shut one's door against some one).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
terga dare hosti	to run away from the enemy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
terga vertere or dare	to flee, run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
testem prodire (in aliquem)	to appear as witness against a person.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on	Life goes on, even if some will try to stop or talk against progress.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the enemy of my enemy is my friend	Although I dislike and/or disagree with you, for the time being we should work together against a common threat.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the straw that broke the camel's back	My patience has finally run out.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
think better of it	To change one's mind; especially to decide against.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
till the wheels fall off	literal meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usable	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
toe-to-toe	against, in opposition.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
toe-to-toe	Against, in direct opposition.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tout par amour, rien par force	Sweet words will succeed where mere strength will fail; You may row your heart out if wind and tide are against you.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
trailer trash	Deleted from the movie trailer. Not included in theatrical run.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turkey shoot	A situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turn on	To rebel; to go against something formerly supported.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turn one's coat	To turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turn tail	To flee; to run away; to leave.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turnabout is fair play	It is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
up to	Against; next to; near; towards.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
up top	When someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team members	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
uphill battle	A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
ventis reflantibus (Tusc. 1. 49)	with the wind against one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
vento se dare	to run before the wind.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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