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Straight answer, A
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a frank, open and unambiguous answer. |
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Straight from the shoulder
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(usually tell someone something/be/tell/talk ~) directly and honestly, without hiding anything. |
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Straw tick
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a mattress or pillow filled with straw; the "tick" is the cloth covering and can be filled with feathers, cotton or any material to make a mattress, pillow or bed covering. |
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Stray the world
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Street car
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Strike/hit/reach rock-bottom
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the very bottom; the lowest possible level; the basis or foundation of any issue. |
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Strings to pull
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pulling strings means to use power to influence. In this quote, "he'll not use power to influence". |
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“pulling strings” means to use power to
influence. |
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Strowed
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(strewn or strewed) scattered; spread abroad; covered. |
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Stuffed shirt
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a pompous, conceited person;a snob. |
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Sucker around
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try to get something such as money from people. |
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Sugar Footing
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To attempt to impress with "honeyed words." To
flatter for the purpose of appearing to agree
with someone in order to be accepted or receive
a gift. |
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Sugar maple
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(Acer saccharinum). The variety of maple tree from the sap of which is obtained the maple sugar of commerce. Also sugar-tree, and even, in parts of the West, simply sugar. |
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Sugar tits
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A pacifier given to a baby. |
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Sugar-coat something
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to be insincere and deceiving about something; to make something look or sound more pleasant or attractive, as flattery, etc. |
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Suit yourself
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you decide the way you want it; make your choice. |
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Sun up
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A form especially current in the South for sunrise or early morning. |
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Super-duper
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colossal; exceedingly large and remarkable, especially for its size or scope. |
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Swallow-tail(s)
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a dress coat. After the fancied resemblance to the tail of a swallow (a type of bird). |
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Sweat out, To
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to persevere; to wait anxiously; worry while waiting. |
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Sworn to the bench
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see "The Bench" and "Went to the Bench" |
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Sycamore
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an ornamental shade tree |
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