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star vehicleA movie, play, TV series, or other production that enhances an actor's career.Rate it:
star vehicleUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see star,‎ vehicle.Rate it:
starched as an ironing boardMeans you're stiff unable to bend/flex properlyRate it:
stare at the wallUsed other than as an idiom: see stare, wall.Rate it:
stare at the wallTo be idle.Rate it:
stare downTo overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.Rate it:
stare someone in the faceTo be extremely visible and obvious.Rate it:
starry eyednatively optimisticRate it:
stars are alignedPresent conditions are favorable; future prospects are good.Rate it:
stars in one's eyesThe state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.Rate it:
start a familyTo conceive one's first childRate it:
start afreshTo start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean sheet.Rate it:
start from where you areAchievement requires realism.Rate it:
start offTo begin.Rate it:
start off on the right footTo begin well, especially to begin a relationship well.Rate it:
start off on the wrong footTo begin badly; especially, to begin a relationship badly.Rate it:
start outto begin one's life, or occupation.Rate it:
start overTo begin again; to return to the beginning.Rate it:
start over againreturn to the beginning, go back to the top of a page or scriptRate it:
start upTo rise suddenly.Rate it:
start upTo begin to operate.Rate it:
start upTo begin.Rate it:
start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:
start with a clean slateAlternative form of start with a clean sheetRate it:
starting priceUsed other than as an idiom: see starting, price.Rate it:
starting priceThe opening price for an item at an auction.Rate it:
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:
starvin' MarvinExtremely hungryRate it:
stat whoreThrough unscrupulous or tacky means.Rate it:
state of affairsA specific situation; a set of circumstances.Rate it:
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:
state of the unionAddress 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 worldRate it:
stately homemansionRate it:
stately homelarge country residenceRate it:
stave inTo stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.Rate it:
stave offTo prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.Rate it:
stay backTo remain after normal hoursRate it:
stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:
stay behindAlternative form of stay-behind.Rate it:
stay behindUsed other than as an idiom: see stay, behind.Rate it:
stay behindTo remain where one is, whilst others leave.Rate it:
stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:
stay hungryTo maintain a strong motivation to achieve or compete; to avoid complacency.Rate it:
stay inTo remain at home.Rate it:
stay onto continue in a place or situation, while others leave.Rate it:
stay outTo spend the evening out of one's house.Rate it:
stay outTo outstay; to stay longer than.Rate it:
stay overStay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.Rate it:
stay putTo remain in one fixed place.Rate it:
stay the courseTo persist or continue.Rate it:

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