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spell off	In a spelling bee, of two or more participants, to spell words one after the other until a champion is determined. Usually refers to a series of rounds of spelling in which no spellers are eliminated.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spem alicui facere, afferre, inicere	to inspire any one with hope.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spem falsam alicui ostendere	to rouse a vain, groundless hope in some one's mind.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spem habere in aliquo	to set one's hope on some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spem proponere alicui	to lead some one to expect...	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spem suam ponere, collocare in aliquo	to set one's hope on some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spin down	To reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spin up	To reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spinae partiendi et definiendi (Tusc. 5. 8. 22)	minute, captious subdivisions and definitions.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
split the difference	In a financial transaction, to settle on an amount midway between the offer and the asking price.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spoil somebody rotten	To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spoilt for choice	Having such a selection of good choices, that deciding which one to pick is difficult.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sponsionem facere, sponsorem esse pro aliquo	to be security for some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spring fever	A feeling of invigoration and restlessness associated with the arrival of the warm weather and renewal of nature in the spring season.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spring forward, fall back	A mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring, and back in Fall	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
squaring the circle	The historical problem of how to construct, using compass and ruler, a square having the same area as a given circle.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
squeeze out	To force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
squig out	To weird out or disgust; to make feel uneasy and squeamish.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
SRO	standing room only	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stack off	To play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stage-door Johnny	A 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: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stage-door Johnny	A 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: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stake out	To watch a location and/or people, generally covertly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stakes are high	Estimated costs, investment, time, reputation, competition, government interest, patent rights of others, existing regulations and licensing factors.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand behind	To support; express one's support	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand corrected	Said to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand down!	Stand-Down!', Stands4; Cease And Desist. Take No Further Action; Maintain Your Stance; Stand By, Await Orders;	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand out	To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand pat	To play one's hand without drawing any more cards.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
star struck	One who adopts the dress, hairstyle, manner of speaking to the persona of a model or celebrity.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stare someone in the face	To be extremely visible and obvious.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
start a family	To conceive one's first child	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
start out	to begin one's life, or occupation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
start with a clean sheet	To go back to square one; start all over again.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
state of the union	Address given by US president annually in January to explain to the country the current status of the US government, and how it relates to the world	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
statuam alicui ponere, constituere	to set up a statue in some one's honour.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay back	To keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay behind	To remain where one is, whilst others leave.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay out	To spend the evening out of one's house.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay over	Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay put	To remain in one fixed place.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay tuned	To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-eyed	Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-eyed	Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-nerved	Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality. Very steady nerves; great patience and courage.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-nerved	Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-spined	Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
step back	To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
step forward	to volunteer for something; to offer one's services	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
step forward	to admit one's wrongdoing, to own up	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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