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se glisser dansto slip intoRate it:

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se in conspectum dare alicuito show oneself to some one.Rate it:

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se insinuare in consuetudinem alicuius (Fam. 4. 13. 6)to insinuate oneself into a person's society.Rate it:

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se morti offerre pro salute patriaeto sacrifice oneself for one's country.Rate it:

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se obicere telisto expose oneself to missiles.Rate it:

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se permittere in fidem atque in potestatem alicuius (B. G. 2. 3)to surrender oneself to the discretion of some one.Rate it:

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se tirer une balle dans le piedto shoot oneself in the footRate it:

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se totum litteris tradere, dedereto devote oneself entirely to literature.Rate it:

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se totum voluptatibus dedere, tradereto devote oneself absolutely to the pursuit of pleasure.Rate it:

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seagull managerA manager who comes into the workplace or office only on occasion, especially when a problem arises or to criticize or critique employees.Rate it:

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secum pugnare (without sibi); sibi repugnare (of things)to contradict oneself, be inconsistent.Rate it:

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secum vivereto live to oneself.Rate it:

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see intoTo escort into, especially a place of shelter.Rate it:

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see intoTo perceive the truth about, especially of future events.Rate it:

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see one's way clear toTo commit oneself to.Rate it:

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see past the end of one's noseTo have insight into underlying facts or consequences; to possess common sense or a vision for the future.Rate it:

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sell a bargainA species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".Rate it:

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sell oneselfTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:

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sell oneself shortTo belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities.Rate it:

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send onTo introduce into the game.Rate it:

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sermonem conferre, instituere, ordiri cum aliquoto enter into conversation with some one.Rate it:

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sermonem producere in multam noctem (Rep. 6. 10. 10)to prolong a conversation far into the night.Rate it:

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settle intoTo become comfortable with a place or routine.Rate it:

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shake offTo dissociate oneself from.Rate it:

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shake offTo rid oneself of a malady or its symptomsRate it:

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shape upTo take shape; to transform into or become.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shit one's pantsTo involuntarily defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:

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shit oneselfTo soil oneself.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.Rate it:

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show one's cardsTo reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.Rate it:

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shuffle off this mortal coilTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.Rate it:

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si vous n'y prenez (pas) garde, il prendra un mauvais pliIf you are not careful he will get into bad habits.Rate it:

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sibi (aliquam) despondere (of the man)to betroth oneself, get engaged.Rate it:

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sibi imperare or continere et coercere se ipsumto have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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sibi sumere aliquid (Planc. 1. 3)to take upon oneself.Rate it:

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sides reversed isUsed to turn semordnilaps into palindromes.Rate it:

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sign inIn order to get into the office after hours, you'll have to sign in at the security desk.Rate it:

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sign into lawTo sign as a mark of official approval.Rate it:

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sink one's teeth intoTo become involved in; particularly in an enthusiastic manner.Rate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.Rate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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slice and diceDivide and organise information into smaller parts to better analyse it in various ways waysRate it:

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slip inTo include into a sentence discreetlyRate it:

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slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:

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slip intoTo put on some clothes rapidly.Rate it:

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slip into something a little more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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slip into something more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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