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sleeping at the switchVariant form of asleep at the switch.Rate it:
sleeping giantSomeone or something with great, latent strength.Rate it:
sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.Rate it:
sleeping policemanA speed bump.Rate it:
sleepy headA very tired person.Rate it:
sleeves from one's vestSomething non-existent; something of no value or cost.Rate it:
sleight of handThe required digital dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.Rate it:
sleight of handA performance of such skill.Rate it:
sleight of handAny form of skillful deception.Rate it:
slender reedA person, fact, or resource on which one can rely only to a limited extent.Rate it:
slice and diceDivide and organise information into smaller parts to better analyse it in various ways waysRate it:
slice of the pieUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see slice,‎ pie.Rate it:
slice of the pieA portion of some desirable resource or reward.Rate it:
slick backTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:
slick downTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:
slide offTo leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.Rate it:
slide offUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see slide,‎ off.Rate it:
slim chanceLittle or no likelihood of occurrence or success.Rate it:
slim downTo reduce one's weight; to become thinner.Rate it:
Sling HashTo serve as a waiter or waitress in small cheap restaurant and serving inexpensive and inelegant foodRate it:
sling offTo criticise or mockRate it:
sling off the bluesIt is not uncommon for individuals to become discouraged, down in the dumps, and want to throw in the towel.Rate it:
sling one's hookTo leave.Rate it:
slings and arrowsMisfortune or adversity that is not one's fault; adverse factors or circumstances; also, judgments, harsh criticisms, or personal attacksRate it:
slip awayTo leave a place, or a gathering, without being noticed.Rate it:
slip awayTo pass quickly, almost unnoticed.Rate it:
slip awayTo disappear; to elude one.Rate it:
slip awayTo die peacefully.Rate it:
slip byto pass without having been taken advantage of.Rate it:
slip byto go unnoticedRate it:
slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.Rate it:
slip her cablesRelease, loose, disconnect mooring lines,cables securing a vessel to a harbor buoy.Rate it:
slip inTo include into a sentence discreetlyRate it:
slip inTo enter discreetlyRate it:
slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:
slip intoTo put on some clothes rapidly.Rate it:
slip into something a little more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:
slip into something more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:
slip it toTo have sex with.Rate it:
slip it toTo smuggle to someone; to surreptitiously pass to someone.Rate it:
slip of the penA mistake in handwriting.Rate it:
slip of the tongueA mistake in speech.Rate it:
slip offTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticedRate it:
slip offTo remove an article of clothingRate it:
slip offTo leave a port, anchorage or mooringRate it:
slip onshoe type; to try outRate it:
slip one pastTo sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.Rate it:
slip outTo leave quietly, and unnoticed.Rate it:
slip outTo go out for a brief moment; pop outRate it:
slip outTo be said or revealed by accident.Rate it:

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