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safety in numbersShort for there is safety in numbers.Rate it:

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sauce for the gooseA short form of what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderRate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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se comethe hell?; the heck?; when it's at home?Rate it:

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se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho comedamned if one does and damned if one doesn'tRate it:

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sea lo que seawhatever may come, no matter what, whatever happens, come what mayRate it:

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seal the dealto come to an agreement, to finalise the deal.Rate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:

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seize upTo stop functioning; to come to a halt.Rate it:

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selective outrageWhen one's prejudiced or biased demeanours come to light to show their disgrace towards a particular group she another group has done the same thing.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 oneself shortTo belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities.Rate it:

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sensibus or sub sensus subiectum esseto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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shake the pagoda treeTo find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.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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shoot 'em upA short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.Rate it:

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short and sweetA direct and brief communication.Rate it:

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short and sweetEfficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to an unpleasant task.Rate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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short circuitelectrical faultRate it:

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short codeUsed other than as an idiom: see short, code.Rate it:

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short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:

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short cutquicker routeRate 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 fuseThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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short hairsPubic hair.Rate it:

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short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:

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short ofExcept; without resorting to; up to the point of.Rate it:

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short ofInsufficiently equipped with.Rate it:

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short ofLess than.Rate it:

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short of a lengthOf a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.Rate it:

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short on looksPlain, unattractive.Rate it:

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short outTo short circuit.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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short sightedmyopicRate it:

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short sleeved shirtitem of clothingRate it:

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short strokesBare essentials.Rate it:

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short strokesThe final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:

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short temperThe personality trait of being quick to anger.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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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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signa conferre cum hosteto come to close quarters.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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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.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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spitting distanceA short distance.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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spring upTo come rapidly into existence.Rate it:

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spur of the momentImpluse; short notice; a lack of planning.Rate it:

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