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Spick and SpanExtremely neat and clean, very tidyRate it:

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spit feathersTo feel very thirsty.Rate it:

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spit feathersTo feel very angry; to sputter angrily.Rate it:

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spit nailsTo speak or sputter in a very angry manner.Rate it:

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

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split secondTo happen very quickly (typically in less than a second)Rate it:

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tarTo have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.Rate it:

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spot of botherA slight problem; a small predicament.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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squeak outTo achieve something by a small margin.Rate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality. Very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

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steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

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stick out like a sore thumbBe very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.Rate it:

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stiff as a wedding dickSomething is very hardRate 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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stink on iceTo be of very poor quality, even repulsive.Rate it:

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stink outTo perform very badly in.Rate it:

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stink upTo perform very badly in.Rate it:

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stock stillVery still; motionless.Rate it:

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stone coldVery cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.Rate it:

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storm in a tea-kettleA big fuss made in a small context.Rate it:

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stovepipe hatA type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.Rate it:

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straight as an arrowvery straight, travelling in a very straight trajectory.Rate it:

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straight awayVery soon; quickly; immediately.Rate it:

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strong as an oxVery strong and powerfulRate it:

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stud muffinA very attractive man.Rate it:

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suck a big oneto be terrible; to be of a very low standard.Rate it:

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sugar glider or sugar bearA small gliding marsupial often kept as a pet. Looks like a rodent. Known for being carried in owners’ pockets and other concealed places.Rate it:

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summa necessitudine aliquem contingereto stand in very intimate relations to some one.Rate it:

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swear like a paganto swear very rudelyRate it:

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sweat bulletsTo sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.Rate it:

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sweat equityAn investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a small business or personal residence that increases the value of the business or residence.Rate it:

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sweat the small stuffTo worry about petty issues or insignificant matters.Rate it:

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swim like a fishTo be a very strong swimmer.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 offlineDiscuss a sensitive or highly specific topic individually or in a small group away from a larger groupRate it:

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tap inA simple, short putt very close to the hole.Rate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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teething troublesSmall problems such as are to be expected with some any new and untried system or product.Rate it:

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ten to oneVery likely to happenRate it:

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thankyousomuchEquivalent to, eg: "Thank you very much", self-evidently an expression of great thanks.Rate it:

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the apple doesn't fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents in the way they act and in their physical abilities.Rate it:

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the hedgebirds raised a strainFrom Thomas Hardy's poem The King's Experiment. It means small song birds in hedges were singing.Rate it:

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the lady with rocky determination and her own choices best suited to human beingsThe Gibraltar is rock formation of very hard lime stone. One can break it but with lot of pursuing.Rate it:

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the night is youngIt's not very late and there's plenty of time.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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the wave of the futureMovement, concept, modality, product, or trend which catches on in time or becomes very popular or prevalentRate it:

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there for everyone to seeVery obvious, easily discernedRate it:

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