sneck posset »
A cold reception, closing the door on a visitor.
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sow the wind, reap the whirlwind »
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.
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stare someone in the face »
To be extremely visible and obvious.
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stop the presses »
An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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surprise surprise »
An indication that the unsurprising happened, especially contrary to someone's hopes or assertions.
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sword and sorcery »
Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..
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the ball is in your court »
It is your turn to do something; often making a decision.
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the calm before the storm »
A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get »
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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to die for »
Very good; exquisite; excellent; particularly desirable.
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tone down »
To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.
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toss-up »
A decision in which neither choice is clearly favorable or unfavorable, or for which the outcome does not matter.
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touch base »
To consult, visit, or communicate with.
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tune in »
To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.
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turf war »
A fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.
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