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Show one's (true) colors,To
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to reveal one's true character, intentions or
plans etc. |
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Show one's face
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to make others aware of your existence by
showing up at their place; to be in or go to a
place. |
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Show someone the door
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(informal, negative use) tell someone to leave because of disagreeable behavior. |
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Shuck
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a shell that covers a seed; a husk that covers an
ear of corn or maize. |
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to remove the unwanted outer layer. |
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the outer leaves of corn used to fill pillow
casings. |
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Sick and tired
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(informal) unable to bear or tolerate something/someone any longer; thoroughly bored or annoyed with. Also: “Fed up”. |
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Sicklefritz
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Siegfried
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an elaborate series of fortifications built by Germany in 1938-39, and extending from the Swiss border along the French, Belgian and Dutch frontiers. |
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Silent/quiet as a (church) mouse (As)
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reserved and shy by nature; making no noise. |
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Singings
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A public performance of musicians and singers,
mainly presenting gospel or religious music. |
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Single Tree
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( also swingle tree) a horizontal cross bar to the ends of which the traces of a harnessed horse are attached. |
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Single/Indian file
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in a line, one person after another. (Refers to the American Indian method of walking in a group: each person walking in the footsteps of the person in front). |
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Sissified
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a weakling; a "pantywaist" - one with no
strength or courage. |
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a boy or man whose behaviour seems more feminine
than masculine. |
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Sit tight
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stay in one place and do nothing; wait patiently and see what happens. It may also mean: ”cold and formal: not willing to be moved by the Spirit ”. |
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Skate
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a metal runner attached to a boot and used to
travel on ice. To skate: to move over the ice
in a gliding motion. |
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Skeleton key
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a key that can unlock almost any door. |
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Skid row
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the area of a city frequented by the homeless. jobless, drunkards and those given to addictions of various kinds. |
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Skim milk
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milk from which cream has been removed, therefore, "having very little strength or richness. |
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Skin alive
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to do anything it takes to get what he wants. |
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Skinned up eyes
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the result of a fight as in a boxing ring; a
pugilist, a person who fights with his fists,
most always ends up with "skinned up eyes"
or "black eyes". |
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Slick weather
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weather that has made the road slippery because of rain or ice. |
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Slothful
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Small potatoes
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Any unimportant, insignificant person or thing. ("few in a hill" - few in a group). |
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Smart aleck
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person who acts insolently. |
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Smarting off
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Smoke-stack
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A chimney ; a funnel of a steamer. |
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Smooth over,To
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to make something seem better, true or more pleasant; try to excuse. |
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Snake doctor
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A common term, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the South-West, for the dragon-fly. |
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Snake in the grass
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A person who cannot be trusted; one who betrays. |
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Snap out of,To
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to experience a sudden negative to positive change in emotion or attitude. |
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Snicker the nose up
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An indication of pride. Refers to sticking one's nose in the air as a sign of being “better than someone else”. |
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