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see throughTo be able to predict or read someone.Rate it:

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seeing redWhen someone is seeing red they are absolutely furious, angry beyond control, feeling rage.Rate it:

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sellTo trick, or cheat someone.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 someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sell-by dateUsed to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date.Rate it:

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send belowTo order someone to go below the top deck on a ship.Rate it:

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send outA shout out; an appreciative public mention of someone.Rate it:

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send shivers down someone's spineTo terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.Rate it:

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send someone packingTo expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove a player from a particular team competition before the conclusion of the event, especially because that player's contribution on this occasion has been below his or her expected level of performance.Rate it:

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send to coventryTo ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.Rate it:

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send upTo imitate someone or something for the purpose of satirical humour.Rate it:

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senior momenta momentary lapse in memory, especially in an older person; when someone forgets something, especially when they are older, we call this a senior momentRate it:

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serve somebody rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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serve someone rightUsed other than as an idiom: see serve, right.Rate it:

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serve someone rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set upto provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.Rate it:

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set upto establish someone in a business or position.Rate it:

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set upto trick someone in order to make them do something.Rate it:

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set uponTo attack someone.Rate it:

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Set Your Teeth on EdgeTo cause irritation and displeasure to someone, to annoy someone by doing something frustratingRate it:

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Settle an Old ScoreTo take revenge for one’s wrong actions being done in the past, to get even with someoneRate it:

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settle someone's hashTo physically or verbally subdue someone.Rate it:

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sex machineSomeone with considerable sexual prowess.Rate it:

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SFYLInitialism of sorry for your loss, commonly said in response to someone being scammed or losing money from a risky investment.Rate it:

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shake downTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.Rate it:

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shake downTo get money from someone using threats.Rate it:

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shake offTo lose someone who is tracking youRate it:

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she could be his motherOne could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.Rate it:

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shit in someone's CheeriosTo ruin one's day.Rate it:

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shit listOne is on another’s “bad side”; someone is angry with another; S-list, for short, is another way of saying it without swearingRate it:

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shit offTo ask someone to leave angrily.Rate it:

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short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.Rate it:

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shoulder to cry onSomeone offering emotional support to another in distress.Rate it:

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show inTo lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.Rate it:

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show roundTo show someone the important parts of somethingRate it:

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show somebody the doorTo escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.Rate it:

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show somebody the doorTo dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.Rate it:

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show someone the doorTo escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.Rate it:

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show someone the doorTo dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate that one is dominant over or superior to someone; to establish that one has control of some device or intractable object.Rate it:

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shower withTo give to someone an abundance of; to give someone something many times in quick succession.Rate it:

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sick and tiredannoyed or frustrated with something or someone, to the point of losing one's temper or patience.Rate it:

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sick noteSomeone who dodges work because of sickness, implying they are faking it.Rate it:

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sideways glanceA silent, somewhat disapproving look from someone with body language to boot, which causes one to be somewhat uncomfortable and a bit in wonderment.Rate it:

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sing a different tunechange one's opinion about or attitude toward someone or something.Rate it:

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sing the praises ofTo commend someone's attributes to others.Rate it:

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