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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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SLAGIATTInitialism of seemed like a good idea at the time.Rate it:

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slam dunkA high-jump approach to the basket and a one-hand slam of the ball through the hoop!Rate it:

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Sleep on ItTo take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder uponRate it:

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slip under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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slot inTo schedule something for a particular time.Rate it:

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sneak upTo approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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sneak up onTo approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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só o tempo diráAlternative form of o tempo dirá; literally only time will tellRate it:

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soak inTo spend time experiencing somethingRate it:

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somewhere along the lineAt some unspecified time; eventually or once; at some point.Rate it:

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sorry I'm lateUsed to apologise for not arriving on time.Rate it:

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spatio temporis intermissoafter some time.Rate it:

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special constablespart-time police volunteersRate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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spin outto prolong, make longer (in time)Rate it:

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spring forward, fall backA mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring, and back in FallRate it:

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squeeze inTo find time or other resources for.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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stakes are highEstimated costs, investment, time, reputation, competition, government interest, patent rights of others, existing regulations and licensing factors.Rate it:

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stall for timeTo intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.Rate it:

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stand the test of timeTo remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.Rate it:

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stare insiemeOf two persons without specification of time: to be a couple, to date regularly, etc.Rate it:

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stare insiemeTo be together, to spend time together during a specific timeframe.Rate it:

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step backto depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.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 outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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stop and smell the rosesTo relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life.Rate it:

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store upTo build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.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 While the Iron is HotTo avail the opportunity at the right time, to make use of a favorable conditionRate it:

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suck faceTo kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.Rate it:

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summer and winterTo spend extended periods of time with; to test.Rate it:

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surf's upIt's time.Rate it:

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T-minusUsually specifies the remaining time until some future event.Rate it:

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take a picture, it will last longeran ironic statement said after being stared at for a long time.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take lightlyTo approach a task casually.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo go about something slowly and carefully.Rate it:

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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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tap upTo make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.Rate it:

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tap upto make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transferRate it:

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tempore progredientein process of time.Rate it:

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tempus (spatium) deliberandi or ad deliberandum postulare, dare, sibi sumereto require, give, take time for deliberation.Rate it:

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tempus conferre ad aliquidto employ one's time in...Rate it:

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tempus consumere in aliqua reto pass one's time in doing something.Rate it:

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tempus ducereto spend time.Rate it:

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tempus fugittime flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.Rate it:

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