run out on »
To leave a partner suddenly and without prior warning.
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sea legs »
Alternative name of surimi.
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see the forest for the trees »
To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the bigger picture, or the broader, more general situation. Generally used in the negative.
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serpentine »
Sinuous; curving in alternate directions.
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set aside »
To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.
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set off »
To leave; to begin a journey or trip.
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shotgun »
A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.
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shotgun shack »
A house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.
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shut down »
To turn off or stop.
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shy bairns get noot »
(Geordie) Alternative spelling of shy bairns get nowt.
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shy bairns get nowt »
If you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowt
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side issue »
An issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern.
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sign off »
Term used to describe the closing of a radio or television station's studios and cessation of a broadcasting signal, usually during the overnight hours.
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silver surfer »
An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.
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six of one, half a dozen of the other »
The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.
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