|
701
|
rush about/around
|
To do something with urgent
haste, e.g. Her family members were rushing around, making
preparations on the day of her wedding.
|
|
|
rush into
|
To get hastily involved in
something without sufficient consideration, e.g. He was invited to be the
manager of a football team, but he does not want to rush into it
before careful consideration.
|
|
|
rush ... out
|
To produce and distribute
something very quickly.
|
|
|
rush ... through
|
To deal with something
hurriedly.
|
|
|
|
702
|
rust away
|
To be gradually destroyed by
rust.
|
|
|
|
703
|
rustle … up
|
To make something quickly.
|
|
|
|
704
|
sack out
|
To go to sleep or bed.
|
|
|
|
705
|
saddle up
|
To put a saddle on a horse.
|
|
|
saddle … with
|
To give someone a difficult or
boring task.
|
|
|
|
706
|
sail through
|
To succeed easily at something,
especially a test or examination.
|
|
|
|
707
|
sally forth
|
To set out to perform a
challenging task.
|
|
|
|
708
|
salt … away
|
To secretly store something,
especially money, for the future.
|
|
|
|
709
|
save on
|
To prevent wastage of something
by minimizing the use of it.
|
|
|
|
710
|
savour of
|
To have a slight trace or
indication of something.
|
|
|
|
711
|
saw at
|
To use a saw to cut something.
|
|
|
saw … off
|
To remove something with a saw.
|
|
|
saw … up
|
To use a saw to cut something
into pieces.
|
|
|
|
712
|
scale … down
|
To reduce the size of operations
of an organization, plan, etc.
|
|
|
|
713
|
scare … into
|
To frighten or threaten someone
into doing something.
|
|
|
scare … away/off
|
To make or keep someone or
something away by frightening them.
|
|
|
scare up
|
To make or do something from a
limited source.
|
|
|
|
714
|
schlep around
|
To spend one’s time idling or
lazing.
|
|
|
|
715
|
scope … out
|
To take a look at someone or
something to understand their true nature.
|
|
|
|
716
|
score … out/through
|
To delete something by drawing a
line through it.
|
|
|
|
717
|
scrape by/along
|
To manage to survive on the bare
minimum.
|
|
|
scrape in/into
|
To just manage to succeed in
getting something, e.g. just scraped into a position or college.
|
|
|
scrape through
|
To only just succeed in
something such as passing an examination, etc.
|
|
|
scrape together/up
|
To manage to accumulate, collect
or get something with difficulty.
|
|
|
|
718
|
scratch … out
|
To cancel or strike out
something by drawing a line through it.
|
|
|
|
719
|
scream at
|
To become blatantly obvious or
conspicuous.
|
|
|
|
720
|
screen … out
|
To protect from something
dangerous or harmful entering or passing through.
|
|
|
|
To investigate someone or
something to ascertain their suitability for a job, position, etc.
|
|
|
|
721
|
screw around
|
To fool about.
|
|
|
|
To have sex with different
partners.
|
|
|
screw … out of
|
To act dishonestly or unfairly
in order to deprive someone of money or something valuable, e.g. The man
was finally arrested after screwing many people out of their savings.
|
|
|
screw ... over
|
To cheat or treat someone
unfairly.
|
|
|
screw up
|
To manage or handle a situation
badly, wrongly or ineffectively, e.g. He volunteered to help me in my work
but instead screwed it up.
|
|
|
screw ... up
|
To cause someone to be
emotionally or mentally disturbed, e.g. It really screwed her up when her
flight was seriously delayed by a bomb hoax.
|
|
|
|
722
|
scrub … out
|
To thoroughly clean something
such as a place, objects, etc.
|
|
|
scrub up
|
To thoroughly clean one’s hands
and arms before doing a surgery.
|
|
|
|
723
|
scrum down
|
To form a scrum during a game of
rugby.
|
|
|
|
724
|
scrunch … up
|
To crush or squeeze something
into a round, compressed mass.
|
|
|
|
725
|
seal … in
|
To close something securely to
prevent what it contains from getting out.
|
|
|
seal ... off
|
To cut off an area and deny
access to and from it.
|
|
|
|
726
|
search … out
|
To try to find something by
looking.
|
|
|
|
727
|
section … off
|
To divide an area into distinct
parts by marking border lines between them.
|
|
|
|
728
|
see about
|
To attend to someone or deal
with something, e.g. I would see about the food and drinks for the guests.
|
|
|
|
To inform or consult someone
about a matter, e.g. I think I had better see someone in the government
department about the potholes on the road leading to my house.
|
|
|
see around/round
|
To visit a place and move about
looking at it, e.g. They would like to see around the cave.
|
|
|
see in
|
To notice a particular quality
in someone or something, e.g. They see in him a young player with great
potential.
|
|
|
|
To show the visitor the way in,
e.g. He was told to see in only the members when they arrive.
|
|
|
|
To celebrate the new year, e.g.
Each year millions of people throughout the world see in the new year.
|
|
|
see ... off
|
To send someone off at the place
of departure such as airport, railway station, etc.
|
|
|
|
To evict an intruder from a
property, e.g. Security guards were notified to see him off the premises.
|
|
|
see ... out
|
To accompany a guest to the door
when he or she leaves.
|
|
|
|
To continue with something until
it completes, not necessarily with enthusiasm, e.g. He is not enthusiastic
but promised to see out the two-week campaign against smoking.
|
|
|
see over
|
To examine something with a view
to acquiring it, e.g. He is seeing over the antique furniture on behalf of
a potential buyer.
|
|
|
see through
|
To discover the truth about
someone e.g. She could see through his deviant behaviour that he is not a
suitable partner.
|
|
|
|
To provide help and care to
someone who is in need, e.g. A home was set up in the area for the
physically handicapped that should see them through the rest of their life.
|
|
|
|
To persist with something until
it is completed, e.g. He allocates time from his busy schedule to see the
project through.
|
|
|
see to
|
To deal with something or do
something for someone, e.g. see to the needs of the poor.
|
|
|
|
729
|
seek … out
|
To look for and find someone or
something.
|
|
|
|
730
|
seize on/upon
|
To grasp eagerly and take
advantage of something such as an opportunity, idea, excuse, etc.
|
|
|
seize up
|
(Machine parts) to become jammed
due to lack of oil, etc.
|
|
|
|
731
|
sell off
|
To get rid of unwanted things at
cheap prices, especially when one needs the money.
|
|
|
sell … on
|
To make someone enthusiastic
about something such as an idea, new products, novelties, etc.
|
|
|
sell oneself
|
To offer sex in return for
money.
|
|
|
sell out
|
To sell all of a particular
product with none left, e.g. The latest model of dishwasher was sold out in
the first week.
|
|
|
sell ... out
|
To desert one’s beliefs,
principles, etc. for personal gains.
|
|
|
sell up
|
To betray someone for one’s own
financial or material benefit.
|
|
|
|
To sell one’s assets and other
possessions such as house, business, yacht, car, etc.
|
|
|
|
732
|
send away
|
To cause to go or be delivered
to another place, e.g. He was sent away to live with his grandmother when
he was little.
|
|
|
|
His duties include sending away
numerous brochures.
|
|
|
send … back
|
To return something to where it
came from, e.g. The letter was wrongly delivered so I sent it back to the
post office.
|
|
|
send ... down
|
To make something decreased in
value, e.g. The company’s recent performance has sent its rating down.
|
|
|
|
To send someone to prison, e.g.
He was sent down even for a minor offence.
|
|
|
|
To expel from a university,
especially for immoral conduct.
|
|
|
send for
|
To summon someone to appear
before one or order something to be sent to one.
|
|
|
send ... off
|
To order a player to leave the
field by showing him a red card, as in a football game, and be
excluded from further participation in the match.
|
|
|
|
To cause to be delivered by
post, e.g. He sent off the parcel yesterday.
|
|
|
|
To arrange someone to go to
another place, e.g. They sent the children off to their grandparents for
the weekend.
|
|
|
|
To order something to be
delivered to one, e.g. We have sent off an order for some pizza.
|
|
|
send ... on
|
To pass on something that has
been received to another place, e.g. The processed food is then sent on to
the packing department.
|
|
|
send out
|
To emit something, e.g. Stars
send out gamma rays, radio waves, etc.
|
|
|
|
To arrange for something to go
or be taken to another place, e.g. Most of the invitation cards have been
sent out.
|
|
|
send ... up
|
To cause something to increase
in value, .e.g. Allowing greater foreign participation in the property
sector has sent property prices up.
|
|
|
|
733
|
separate … out
|
To make or become apart or
detached.
|
|
|
|
734
|
serve … out
|
To continue with something until
it is complete, e.g. He has served out nearly half of his prison sentence.
|
|
|
|
To place food onto plates for
handing over to someone such as customers, guests, etc.
|
|
|
serve ... up
|
To place food onto plates for
people to eat.
|
|
|
|
735
|
set about
|
Start doing something that
requires lots of efforts and time.
|
|
|
|
To attack someone with fists and
legs.
|
|
|
set … against
|
To cause someone to fight or
quarrel against another.
|
|
|
|
To offset something against,
especially amount spent against tax in order to reduce the amount of tax
payable.
|
|
|
set … apart
|
To distinguish someone or
something that are more superior compared to others, e.g. the Nobel Prize
awards set the laureates apart from other people.
|
|
|
set ... aside
|
To keep something for a special
purpose, e.g. a room in a library is set aside for only reading newspapers.
|
|
|
|
To annul a legal decision or
order, e.g. A verdict of a lower court was set aside by a judge of a higher
court.
|
|
|
set ... back
|
To hinder the development of
someone or something.
|
|
|
set ... down
|
To cost someone a lot of money.
|
|
|
|
To write about something for the
record.
|
|
|
set forth
|
To stop a vehicle for someone to
get out.
|
|
|
set ... forth
|
To start a journey, etc.
|
|
|
set in
|
To explain or describe something
in writing or speech.
|
|
|
set off
|
(Something unpleasant) to begin
and seem to continue for a long time.
|
|
|
set ... off
|
To go or embark on a journey.
|
|
|
set on/upon
|
To cause something such as a
bomb, alarm, etc, to go off.
|
|
|
|
To make something such as a
piece of clothing, etc. more attractive.
|
|
|
set out
|
To attack someone violently.
|
|
|
set ... out
|
To start a journey.
|
|
|
|
To begin to do or plan a course
of action towards achieving a goal.
|
|
|
set to
|
To lay something out so that
they can be arranged in a particular order.
|
|
|
set ... up
|
To start doing something eagerly
and seriously.
|
|
|
|
To deliberately make an innocent
person appear guilty or have done something wrong.
|
|
|
|
To make someone feel healthy and
energetic.
|
|
|
|
To start a company, organization,
etc.
|
|
|
|
To place or erect something such
as a signboard, road block, statue, etc.
|
|
|
|
736
|
settle down
|
To make or become calmer or
quieter, e.g. She should settle down as the driving test is not going to
cost her life.
|
|
|
|
To go for a more secure
lifestyle, especially in having a permanent job and own house, e.g. He
hasn’t decided to settle down and raise a family despite having a house and
a secure job.
|
|
|
settle for
|
To accept or agree to something,
usually less than satisfactory to either side, e.g. She had stated a sum
for her starting salary, but had to settle for a slightly less amount.
|
|
|
settle in/into
|
To adapt to a new surrounding.
|
|
|
settle on/upon
|
To decide or agree on something,
e.g. They haven’t settled yet on the paint colour for the kitchen wall.
|
|
|
settle up
|
To agree on the final settlement
on something such as sharing property, etc.
|
|
|
|
To pay for something such as a
bill, account, etc.
|
|
|
|
737
|
sew … up
|
To remedy a fault by sewing it,
e.g. sewing up a tear in a shirt.
|
|
|
|
To conclude a business
transaction in a favourable way.
|
|
|
|
To have gained overall control
over something.
|
|
|
|
738
|
shack up
|
To move in or start living with
someone as a partner.
|
|
|
|
739
|
shade into
|
To be unable to distinguish
where something ends and another begins.
|
|
|
|
740
|
shake down
|
To adapt to a new place.
|
|
|
|
To extort money from someone.
|
|
|
|
To sleep on the floor, on a
seat, etc. instead of in a proper bed.
|
|
|
|
To search someone or something
thoroughly.
|
|
|
shake ... off
|
To get rid of something such as
an illness, problem, etc. that is bothering one, e.g. unable to shake off
this gambling habit.
|
|
|
|
To escape from one’s pursuer.
|
|
|
shake on
|
To conclude something such as an
agreement, etc. by shaking hands.
|
|
|
shake ... out
|
To shake something such as a
shirt, cloth, etc. in order to remove any pieces of dirt, dust, etc. from
it.
|
|
|
shake ... up
|
To make someone feel more
enthusiastic, energetic and eager.
|
|
|
|
To make an organization, system,
etc. more effective by introducing changes.
|
|
|
|
741
|
shape up
|
To develop or improve one’s
behaviour, performance, physical fitness, etc. to the required standard.
|
|
|
|
742
|
sharpen … up
|
To improve something to the
required standard, quality, etc.
|
|
|
|
743
|
shave … off
|
To remove hair off part of
someone’s body by using a shaver or razor.
|
|
|
|
To reduce by a very slight
amount, e.g. to shave half a second off the world record.
|
|
|
|
744
|
shell out
|
To pay a seemingly excessive
amount of money for something.
|
|
|
|
745
|
shine through
|
(Personal quality or skill) to
be plainly obvious.
|
|
|
|
746
|
shoot for/at
|
To try to achieve a particular
aim, e.g. to shoot for a five percent growth rate for this year.
|
|
|
shoot … down
|
To bring someone, an aircraft,
etc. down by shooting.
|
|
|
shoot off
|
To have to leave quickly or
suddenly, e.g. He has to shoot off after receiving a telephone call.
|
|
|
shoot through
|
To depart hurriedly.
|
|
|
shoot up
|
To injure or damage someone or
something by shooting them with bullets.
|
|
|
|
To increase rapidly in prices,
number, etc., e.g. The prices of many food items have shot up; tall
buildings are shooting up in many major cities across the world.
|
|
|
|
To inject oneself with a
narcotic drug.
|
|
|
|
747
|
shop around
|
To look for the best price for
the available quality goods.
|
|
|
|
748
|
shore … up
|
To help or support something
that is likely to fail or is not working well.
|
|
|
|
749
|
shout … down
|
To prevent someone from speaking
or being heard by shouting.
|
|
|
shout out
|
To say something suddenly in a
loud voice.
|
|
|
|
750
|
shove off
|
To go away or to tell someone to
go away.
|
|
|
|
To push a boat away from the
shore.
|
|
|
shove up
|
To shift oneself to make space
for someone else.
|
|
|
|
751
|
show … around
|
To take and guide someone round
a place and point out the interesting features, especially when he is new.
|
|
|
show off
|
To display one’s abilities,
accomplishments, or possessions in a boastful manner, especially to impress
people and gain their admiration, e.g. He shows off his
new car by sounding the horn unnecessarily.
|
|
|
show … off
|
To display something to others
because one is very proud of it, e.g. His father bought Jack a large flashy
car, and he is busy showing it off by
driving all over town.
|
|
|
show up
|
To turn up at a place where one
is expected to, e.g. He finally showed up at the
restaurant where others are waiting for him.
|
|
|
show ... up
|
To expose someone as being bad
or faulty.
|
|
|
|
To embarrass or humiliate
someone.
|
|
|
|
752
|
shrink from
|
To avoid doing something
difficult or unpleasant, e.g. shrink from making tough
decisions.
|
|
|
|
753
|
shrug … off
|
To dismiss something as
unimportant and without caring about it.
|
|
|
|
754
|
shuck off
|
To take off a piece of garment,
e.g. He shucks off his jacket and plays a game of snooker.
|
|
|
|
755
|
shudder at
|
To think something is
inappropriate or disagreeable, e.g. He shudders at what
his parents would say when he tells them he’s dropped out of college.
|
|
|
|
756
|
shut … away
|
To isolate someone or something
from being seen.
|
|
|
|
To put oneself in a place in
order to be alone, e.g. He shut himself away in
his room to continue with his work.
|
|
|
shut down
|
To cease or cause to cease
business operation
|
|
|
shut ... in
|
To keep someone indoors or in a
room.
|
|
|
shut off
|
To make something such as a
machine, etc., stop operating, e.g. Someone accidentally pressed the wrong
button on the remote control and shut off the television
while everyone was watching it.
|
|
|
|
To stop or cut off supply,
e.g. shutting off a tap, or a strike that closes a coal
mine and shuts off coal supplies.
|
|
|
shut ... out
|
To deliberately prevent someone
from participating in an activity, e.g. he felt he was being shut out when
he was not invited to the party.
|
|
|
|
To prevent someone or something
from entering a place, e.g. double-glazed windows shut out the
cold and noise.
|
|
|
|
To prevent an opposing team from
gaining points by scoring.
|
|
|
shut up
|
To make someone stop talking,
e.g. They tried a few times to shut her up but
failed.
|
|
|
|
To tell someone to stop talking,
e.g. Wherever she is she tends to dominate the conversation, talking
endlessly but no one would dare to tell her to shut up.
|
|
|
|
To keep someone from other
people, e.g. He shut himself up in his
room to prevent his cold from spreading to others.
|
|
|
|
To cease business activities for
the day or permanently.
|
|
|
|
757
|
shy away from
|
To avoid doing something because
of nervousness or lack of confidence, e.g. He shied away from an
offer to speak at the club meeting.
|
|
|
|
758
|
sick … up
|
To vomit.
|
|
|
|
759
|
sicken of
|
To lose one’s desire for or
interest in something.
|
|
|
|
760
|
sieve … out
|
To separate solid from liquid or
small objects from large ones by using a sieve.
|
|
|
|
761
|
sift … out
|
To separate something from other
things, e.g. It’s not always easy to sift out genuine products from fake
ones.
|
|
|
|
762
|
sign away
|
To sign a document giving one’s
property or legal right to someone else.
|
|
|
sign for
|
To sign a document acknowledging
receipt of something.
|
|
|
|
To sign as a player, especially
for a football team.
|
|
|
sign in
|
To write one’s name in a book,
sign a book on arrival at, or enter a place such as hotel, office, club,
etc.
|
|
|
sign off
|
To end a letter, broadcast, etc.
by writing one’s name, bidding farewell, etc.
|
|
|
sign on
|
To sign a document agreeing to
work for an employer.
|
|
|
|
To sign officially that one is
unemployed.
|
|
|
sign ... on
|
To recruit someone into one’s
employment.
|
|
|
sign out
|
To write one’s name in or sign a
book when leaving a hotel, office, club, etc.
|
|
|
sign … over
|
To sign an official document
conveying one’s property or rights to someone else.
|
|
|
sign up
|
To sign a document committing
oneself to something such as a course of study, employment, specific petition,
etc.
|
|
|
sign with
|
To enter legal agreement to play
for a particular sports team.
|
|
|
|
763
|
silt up
|
To become filled with sand, mud,
soil or other material.
|
|
|
|
764
|
sing along
|
To join in singing with someone
who is already singing.
|
|
|
sing out
|
To sing loudly.
|
|
|
sing up
|
To request someone to sing more
loudly.
|
|
|
|
765
|
single … out
|
To choose someone or something
from a group of like people or things for favourable or adverse comment, or
unfair treatment.
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766
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sink in
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(Information, facts, ideas,
words, etc.) to gradually become fully understood, e.g. His remark did not
sink in immediately.
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767
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sit around/about
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To sit down idling.
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sit back
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To be in a sitting and relaxing
position in a comfortable chair.
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sit down
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To be in or get into a sitting
position, e.g. I’m so busy I haven’t sat down since I got
up from bed this morning.
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To try to resolve a problem,
e.g. They mutually agreed to sit down for a drink and sort
out their disagreement over a certain matter.
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sit in
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To be at but not actively
involved in a meeting.
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To be temporarily doing
something on behalf of someone.
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sit on
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To engage in a silent
demonstration of protest.
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sit ... out
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To delay or fail to deal with
something.
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To not participate in an event,
activity, etc.
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To wait without taking action
until an unpleasant or unwelcome situation is over.
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sit through
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To stay on until a meeting,
talk, speech, performance, etc. ends, even if it is very long and boring.
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sit up
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To get into a sitting position
from a lying position.
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|
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To stop oneself from going to
bed and stay up very late.
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768
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size … up
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To consider and judge about a
person or situation.
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To estimate or measure
something’s dimensions.
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769
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skate over/around
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To avoid addressing an issue or
problem, or not according it the attention it deserves.
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770
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skin up
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To make a cannabis cigarette.
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771
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skip out/off
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To leave quickly and secretly in
order to evade something such as paying bill, etc.
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A person who defaults or
absconds.
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772
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slag off
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To strongly criticize someone,
especially behind their back.
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|
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773
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slam into
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To crash hard into something,
e.g. The car slammed into a tree.
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774
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slap … down
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To unjustifiably criticize
someone.
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slap … on
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To apply something hastily or
carelessly on something else.
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|
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775
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slaver over
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To show excessive admiration for
something in a silly way.
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776
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sleep around
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To have sex with numerous
people.
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sleep in
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To wake up much later than usual
in the morning.
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sleep … off
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To recover from something by sleeping,
e.g. to sleep off the effects of drinking too much alcohol.
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sleep through
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To sleep continuously without
being awakened by anything that happens.
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To sleep continuously at length.
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sleep together
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To have sex.
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sleep with
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To have sex with someone,
especially someone whom one is not married to.
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777
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slice … off
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To separate something from
another by cutting easily with a sharp knife or edge.
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|
|
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778
|
slick … down/back
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To make one’s hair flat, smooth,
and glossy by using oil, or cream, etc.
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slick ... up
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To make someone or something
smart, tidy, or stylish.
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|
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779
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slip into
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To put clothes on quickly.
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|
|
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To pass gradually to a worse
condition, e.g. slip into unconsciousness or a coma.
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slip ... off
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To take clothes off quickly.
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slip ... on
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To put clothes on quickly.
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slip out
|
To move away quickly, or
secretly.
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|
|
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To say something without
thinking or real intention to say it.
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|
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slip out of
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To accidentally slide or move
out of position or from someone’s grasp.
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|
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To quickly get out of one’s
clothes.
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|
slip up
|
To make a careless mistake.
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|
|
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780
|
slob around
|
To idle and behave in a lazy,
relaxed and unconcerned manner.
|
|
|
|
781
|
slobber over
|
To show one’s excessive interest
in someone in an annoying way.
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|
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782
|
slop about/around
|
To wander in an aimless or
slovenly manner; mess about.
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|
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slop out
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(Prisoners) to empty out the
contents of their chamber-pots.
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|
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slop through
|
To wade through a wet or muddy
area.
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|
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783
|
slope off
|
To leave a place quietly, and
inconspicuously in order to avoid work or duty.
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|
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|
784
|
slot in/into
|
To fit someone or something into
something else such as a plan, organization, a new role, situation, etc.
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|
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785
|
slough … off
|
To get rid of something such as
the outer layer of old skin, etc.
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|
|
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To banish one’s feelings,
belief, etc., e.g. He was to slough off all feelings of guilt.
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|
|
|
786
|
slow down
|
To become or make something such
as a vehicle, etc. slower, e.g. Many a time his girlfriend asked him to
slow down or she would get out of the car.
|
|
|
|
787
|
smack of
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To have a flavour, smell, or
suggestion of something, e.g. a piece of writing that smacks of hypocrisy.
|
|
|
|
788
|
smarten up
|
To make someone or something
look neat, tidy and stylish.
|
|
|
|
789
|
smash … down
|
To knock something down
violently.
|
|
|
smash … in
|
To hit or collide with something
violently or forcefully.
|
|
|
smash … up
|
To deliberately damage or
destroy something, e.g. smash the place up.
|
|
|
|
790
|
smell … out
|
To find something by smelling.
|
|
|
|
To detect or suspect by means of
instinct or intuition.
|
|
|
|
791
|
smoke … out
|
To force someone or something
out of a place by filling it with smoke.
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|
|
|
792
|
smooth … away
|
To dispose of something such as
problems, difficulties, etc.
|
|
|
smooth … over
|
To make a situation or the
effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
|
|
|
|
793
|
snap … on/off
|
To turn a light on/off
|
|
|
snap out of
|
To get out of a bad or sad state
to a better one.
|
|
|
snap … up
|
To get or buy something quickly,
especially because it is in short supply or very cheap.
|
|
|
|
794
|
snatch at
|
To seize something quickly.
|
|
|
|
795
|
sneak in/into
|
To enter a place unnoticed, e.g.
The boys managed to sneak past the ticket collector into the circus tent.
|
|
|
sneak on
|
To officially inform someone or
provide them with information about something or someone else’s misdeeds.
|
|
|
sneak out
|
To exit a place unnoticed, e.g.
The kids sneaked out of the church by crawling between the empty pews.
|
|
|
sneak up
|
To creep stealthily up to
someone.
|
|
|
|
796
|
sniff around/round
|
To investigate something in a
covert manner.
|
|
|
sniff out
|
To find out something by
investigation.
|
|
|
|
797
|
snuff … out
|
To extinguish or put an abrupt
end to something.
|
|
|
|
798
|
soak … up
|
To use something such as a
sponge, cloth, towel, etc. to absorb a liquid.
|
|
|
|
To learn something quickly and
easily.
|
|
|
|
799
|
sober … up
|
To become or make someone become
less drunk.
|
|
|
|
800
|
sock in
|
To be engulfed by adverse
weather conditions, reducing visibility.
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