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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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slack offTo decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.Rate it:

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slap downTo browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people.Rate it:

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slick downTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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

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sling off the bluesIt is not uncommon for individuals to become discouraged, down in the dumps, and want to throw in the towel.Rate it:

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slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.Rate it:

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slow downDecelerate.Rate it:

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slow down real quickMeans that things REALLY need to SLOW DOWN!Rate it:

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slow upTo slow, slow down, decelerate.Rate it:

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smack downTo defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way.Rate it:

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smash downTo cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard.Rate it:

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smash downTo fall heavily.Rate it:

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smooth downTo render smooth, to remove roughness fromRate it:

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snack downTo eat a snack or a series of snacks.Rate it:

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snail it, until you nail it!When you’re practicing a musical piece and mistakes are happening. Slow it down at a snails pace and get it right and then speed it up.Rate it:

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snow downto fall from the sky, as snowRate it:

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someone's jaw droppedsomebody was very surprised; often followed by "to the floor"Rate it:

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something's fishy in denmarkA shortened version of the expression, "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark"; the speaker is suspicious that there is or appears to be something wrong, amiss, illegal or dishonestRate it:

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somno or quieti se tradereto lay oneself down to sleepRate it:

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sort oneself outTo calm down emotionally.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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spin downTo diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its speed of rotation.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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spitting cotton or spittin' cottonVery thirsty. Used in the Southern USA.Rate it:

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splash downThe act of landing in water.Rate it:

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splash downTo land in water.Rate it:

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splash downTo appear, seemingly from nowhere.Rate it:

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sponge downTo clean with a spongeRate it:

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stand downFor me this means stop being mean a bullyRate it:

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stand down!Stand-Down!', Stands4; Cease And Desist. Take No Further Action; Maintain Your Stance; Stand By, Await Orders;Rate it:

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stare downTo overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.Rate it:

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step downTo gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.Rate it:

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step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:

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stepped downresignedRate it:

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stick downTo cause to stick to a surface.Rate it:

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stick downto stick to a surface.Rate it:

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stick downTo write something casually.Rate it:

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stock downTo sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.Rate it:

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stop downTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.Rate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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stretch one's legsTo walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.Rate it:

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strike downto knock downRate it:

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strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:

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strike downto invalidateRate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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stuff yourself 'til you pop!One can overeat, binge, gorge, gulp, gobble-down chow-down and stuff your gut on food! ! ! ! !Rate it:

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suck downTo drink all of something quickly.Rate it:

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suit down to the groundTo suit perfectly.Rate it:

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