Found 2,619 phrases starting with S: Page #42

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step offTo measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.Rate it:
step ontreat with contemptRate it:
step on a rakeTo fall victim to a hazard.Rate it:
step on a rakeTo step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.Rate it:
step on itTo act quickly.Rate it:
step on itTo drive fast; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:
step on it!A three word command to rush, move now, get with it quickly, respond immediately.Rate it:
step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:
step outTo date, to be in a romantic relationship.Rate it:
step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:
step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:
step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:
step overTo carefully move making sure you don't step onto someone or something.Rate it:
step toTo challenge, confront or fight.Rate it:
step toTo meet a challenge or confront.Rate it:
step toTo begin quickly or urgently.Rate it:
step upTo increase speed or rate.Rate it:
step upaccelerateRate it:
step up one's gameTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.Rate it:
step up to the plateTo initiate action; to assume a responsibility.Rate it:
step up to the plateTo contribute; take your turn to do something.Rate it:
stepped downresignedRate it:
stepping razorA dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.Rate it:
stepping stoneA stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.Rate it:
stepping stoneSomething used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.Rate it:
stew in one's juicesTo be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.Rate it:
STFUInitialism of shut the fuck up.; emphatic and vulgar form of shut up.Rate it:
stick 'em upPut your hands in the air !Rate it:
stick a fork in somethingUsed to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.Rate it:
stick aroundTo stay; to linger; to remain.Rate it:
stick atTo continue practising, even it is difficultRate it:
stick byto follow or adhere to somebody or something, to remain loyal and unswerving in one's attitude towards somebody or somethingRate it:
stick downTo cause to stick to a surface.Rate it:
stick downto stick to a surface.Rate it:
stick downTo write something casually.Rate it:
stick in someone's crawTo cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.Rate it:
stick in the mudA person unwilling to participate in activities, often because he or she believes the activity is not wholly kosher; a party pooper.Rate it:
stick in the mudMore generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.Rate it:
stick it outTo persist or continue.Rate it:
stick it to the manTo take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government.Rate it:
stick it where the sun don't shinea sarcastic way of expressing disgust to someone; akin to telling someone where to goRate it:
stick one's dick in crazyFor a man to have sex with another person deemed insane or otherwise undesirableRate it:
stick one's head in the sandSynonym of bury one's head in the sandRate it:
stick one's neck outTo take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position.Rate it:
stick one's neck outGamble or venture when odds for success are slim! Step-up, speak up, while still a novitiate, inexperienced and possessing no 'savvy' in a particular venture.Rate it:
stick one's nose inTo be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.Rate it:
stick one's oar inTo meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)Rate it:
stick outTo protrude; to extend beyond.Rate it:
stick outTo be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive.Rate it:
stick outTo persist. See stick it out.Rate it:

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