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screw backTo cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.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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seeing in day lightusually also, with a surprise mark at the end of the idiom, it is a suffix or a prefix about events, which are surprising, happened or while happening, expressing the teller, astonishment.Rate it:

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sellTo promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end.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 in may and go away"Sell in May and go away" is a popular adage or saying in the stock market that suggests investors should sell their stocks or investments in May and stay out of the market until the end of October. The idea behind this saying is that the stock market tends to experience weaker performance during the summer months, particularly from May to October. This pattern is often attributed to factors such as reduced trading activity, lower corporate earnings reports, or investors' vacation periods.Rate it:

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send backTo return to its origin.Rate it:

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send backTo remind of a previous time in the past.Rate it:

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serve outTo pay back; to have one's revenge on.Rate it:

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set backTo cost money, as.Rate it:

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set backTo delay or obstruct.Rate it:

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set backTo remove from or allow distance.Rate it:

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shady, back-alley dealsUncompromising, dishonest, irregular, illegal agreements, plots, arrangements, scenarios.Rate it:

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shave and a haircutA 7-note riff played at the end of a song for comic effect.Rate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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short end of the stickA situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.Rate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:

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shrink awayto draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy awayRate it:

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shrink backTo back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.Rate it:

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shut downTo close, terminate, or end.Rate it:

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shy awayto draw back in fear, cringe, back downRate it:

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shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowtRate it:

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

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sit backTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.Rate it:

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sit throughTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.Rate it:

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skin backRetract.Rate it:

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slick backTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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smell the barnTo experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.Rate it:

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snakes and laddersA children's luck-based board game played on a numbered grid, the aim of which is to proceed to the end, and in which ladders aid progress and snakes impede it.Rate it:

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sow the wind, reap the whirlwindEvery decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.Rate it:

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spring backTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.Rate it:

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spring forward, fall backA mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring, and back in FallRate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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stab in the backAn act of betrayal or treachery.Rate it:

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stake outTo end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.Rate it:

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stand backTo maintain a safe distance from a hazard.Rate it:

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stand backTo abstain from participation.Rate it:

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stand backTo stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.Rate it:

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stand on endTo stand erect, bristle, especially from fear.Rate it:

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start over againreturn to the beginning, go back to the top of a page or scriptRate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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stay backTo remain after normal hoursRate it:

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stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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step backUsed other than as an idiom: see step, back.Rate it:

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step backTo stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.Rate it:

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