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skirt chaserA man with amorous intentions who habitually seeks out female companionship.Rate it:

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sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.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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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:

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snowmanAn attractive but heartless man.Rate it:

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sock-it to em!Hit them hard with the price/cost/details/requirements/hard-facts/negative aspects/Sad Reality:Rate it:

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something tells oneOne has a feeling, hunch or a gut feeling that.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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son of AdamAny man or boy; any male human.Rate it:

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sow the wind, reap the whirlwindEvery decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.Rate it:

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spark spreadThe difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.Rate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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spectator sportA sporting activity which has a relatively high ratio of watchers to direct participants.Rate it:

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spes me frustraturhope has played me false.Rate it:

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spill one's seedTo masturbate or to ejaculate when the penis has been withdrawn from one's partner.Rate it:

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spitsticka man's penisRate it:

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split the differenceIn a financial transaction, to settle on an amount midway between the offer and the asking price.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.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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standard fareThe usual price for travel by air, rail, or another means of transport.Rate it:

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starting priceUsed other than as an idiom: see starting, price.Rate it:

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starting priceThe opening price for an item at an auction.Rate it:

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starting priceThe final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.Rate it:

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state of disrepairSomething in need of repair. Typically referring to a mechanical object or system (like a car or home) that has broken down or doesn't work anymore.Rate it:

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stick it to the manTo take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government.Rate it:

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stick one's dick in crazyFor a man to have sex with another person deemed insane or otherwise undesirableRate it:

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sticker shockDisgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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still water runs deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellectRate it:

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still waters run deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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stop someone in his tracksTo prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.Rate it:

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straight manA member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.Rate it:

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strap on a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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stud muffinA very attractive man.Rate it:

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studio alicuius rei provectus summy zeal for a thing has led me too far.Rate it:

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success has many fathers, failure is an orphanMany will seek credit for success, few will accept responsibility for failure.Rate it:

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suck offTo fellate a man until he ejaculates.Rate it:

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suer sang et eau (fam.)To strain every nerve.Rate it:

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sufficere aliquem in alicuius locum or alicuito elect a man to fill the place of another who has died whilst in office.Rate it:

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sugarcoatedMade superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden.Rate it:

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suis legibus utitur (B. G. 1. 45. 3)(a state) has its own laws, is autonomous.Rate it:

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superstitio mentes occupavit (Verr. 4. 51. 113)superstition has taken possession of their souls.Rate it:

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swing for the fencesTo act in a way that might generate a very good result, but which also has a large chance of failing.Rate it:

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take a tumbleTo fall in price or value.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.Rate it:

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take it like a manTo respond to pain, hardship, adversity, or emotional distress in a collected, aggressive, and typical or stereotypical masculine manner, especially without question, crying, complaining, or becoming emotionalRate it:

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take it or leave itIt is said when a situation has to be accepted without change.Rate it:

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