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Base language: EN
Letter: s
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 1007 (50 per page)Send to coventry
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send to Coventry (third-person singular simple present sends to Coventry, present participle sending to Coventry, simple past and past participle sent to Coventry)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
? The group decided to send the unpopular members to Coventry.
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send to Coventry (third-person singular simple present sends to Coventry, present participle sending to Coventry, simple past and past participle sent to Coventry)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
? The group decided to send the unpopular members to Coventry.
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Send up
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send up (third-person singular simple present sends up, present participle sending up, simple past and past participle sent up)
1. (transitive, idiomatic)To imitate someone or something for the purpose of satirical humour.
? The programme accurately sends up the British Civil Service system at Whitehall.
2. (transitive, idiomatic)To make prices or
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send up (third-person singular simple present sends up, present participle sending up, simple past and past participle sent up)
1. (transitive, idiomatic)To imitate someone or something for the purpose of satirical humour.
? The programme accurately sends up the British Civil Service system at Whitehall.
2. (transitive, idiomatic)To make prices or
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Send word
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send word (third-person singular simple present sends word, present participle sending word, simple past and past participle sent word)
1. (idiomatic) To give notification; to inform, especially through a message.
? The king sent word to his enemy that he would not back down.
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send word (third-person singular simple present sends word, present participle sending word, simple past and past participle sent word)
1. (idiomatic) To give notification; to inform, especially through a message.
? The king sent word to his enemy that he would not back down.
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Senior moment
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A momentary lapse of memory, especially in older people, or an absent-minded action such as putting the cereals in the refrigerator, is humorously referred to as having a senior moment.
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I found the phone in the cupboard. I must have had a senior moment!
A momentary lapse of memory, especially in older people, or an absent-minded action such as putting the cereals in the refrigerator, is humorously referred to as having a senior moment.
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I found the phone in the cupboard. I must have had a senior moment!
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Sense of craft
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sense of craft
1. (idiomatic) aptitude for craftsmanship.
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sense of craft
1. (idiomatic) aptitude for craftsmanship.
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Separate sheep from goats
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If you separate the sheep from the goats, you examine a group of people and decide which are suitable and which are not.
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Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats.
If you separate the sheep from the goats, you examine a group of people and decide which are suitable and which are not.
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Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats.
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Separate the sheep from the goats
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If you separate the sheep from the goats, you examine a group of people and decide which are suitable and which are not.
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Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats.
If you separate the sheep from the goats, you examine a group of people and decide which are suitable and which are not.
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Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats.
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Separate the wheat from the chaff
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separate the wheat from the chaff
1. (idiomatic) to select only that which is of value
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separate the wheat from the chaff
1. (idiomatic) to select only that which is of value
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Serve someone right
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An unpleasant event that happens to someone who is thought to deserve it.
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1. Serves you right, you shouldn't waste your money.
2. It serves you right for nearly running me over.
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An unpleasant event that happens to someone who is thought to deserve it.
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1. Serves you right, you shouldn't waste your money.
2. It serves you right for nearly running me over.
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Asa-mi (ti/i/ne/le) trebuie
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Un eveniment neplacut care i se intampla cuiva care este considerat ca il merita.
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1. Asa-ti trebuie, daca ti-ai cheltuit toti banii
2. Asa-ti trebuie, ca aproape m-ai calcat cu masina.
Serve time
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serve time (third-person singular simple present serves time, present participle serving time, simple past and past participle served time)
1. (idiomatic) To be in prison or a similar institute
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serve time (third-person singular simple present serves time, present participle serving time, simple past and past participle served time)
1. (idiomatic) To be in prison or a similar institute
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Set a spell
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set a spell
1. (US, idiomatic, countrified dialect) To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.
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set a spell
1. (US, idiomatic, countrified dialect) To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.
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Set apart
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set apart (third-person singular simple present sets apart, present participle setting apart, simple past and past participle set apart) (transitive)
1. To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
2. To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
3. Used other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.
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set apart (third-person singular simple present sets apart, present participle setting apart, simple past and past participle set apart) (transitive)
1. To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
2. To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
3. Used other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.
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Set aside
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set aside (third-person singular simple present sets aside, present participle setting aside, simple past and past participle set aside)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
? Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To disagree with something and reject or o
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set aside (third-person singular simple present sets aside, present participle setting aside, simple past and past participle set aside)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
? Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To disagree with something and reject or o
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Set back
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set back (third-person singular simple present sets back, present participle setting back, simple past and past participle set back)
1. (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
? I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.
2. (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
? Set it back from
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set back (third-person singular simple present sets back, present participle setting back, simple past and past participle set back)
1. (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
? I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.
2. (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
? Set it back from
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Set by the ears
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to set by the ears
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.
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to set by the ears
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.
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Set down
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set down (third-person singular simple present sets down, present participle setting down, simple past and past participle set down)
1. (idiomatic) To write
? I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience.
2. To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
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set down (third-person singular simple present sets down, present participle setting down, simple past and past participle set down)
1. (idiomatic) To write
? I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience.
2. To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
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Set foot
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set foot (third-person singular simple present sets foot, present participle setting foot, simple past and past participle set foot)
1. (idiomatic, rhetorical with in) To enter
2. (idiomatic, rhetorical with on) To step onto
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set foot (third-person singular simple present sets foot, present participle setting foot, simple past and past participle set foot)
1. (idiomatic, rhetorical with in) To enter
2. (idiomatic, rhetorical with on) To step onto
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Set for life
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set for life
1. (idiomatic) Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.
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set for life
1. (idiomatic) Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.
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Set great store by
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When you think that something is very important or valuable, you set great store by it.
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The company sets great store by its after-sales service.
When you think that something is very important or valuable, you set great store by it.
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The company sets great store by its after-sales service.
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Set in motion
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set in motion
1. (idiomatic) to trigger movement, to get going
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set in motion
1. (idiomatic) to trigger movement, to get going
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Set in one's ways
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A person who is set in their ways is unable or unwilling to change their ideas, habits or methods, often because they are old.
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My grandmother has the same routine every day. She is very set in her ways.
A person who is set in their ways is unable or unwilling to change their ideas, habits or methods, often because they are old.
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My grandmother has the same routine every day. She is very set in her ways.
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Set in stone
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When something is set in stone, it is permanent and cannot be changed in any way.
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The agenda isn't set in stone; we can add an item if need be.
When something is set in stone, it is permanent and cannot be changed in any way.
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The agenda isn't set in stone; we can add an item if need be.
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Set of pipes
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set of pipes (plural sets of pipes)
1. (music) A wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.
2. (idiomatic) Voice for singing.
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set of pipes (plural sets of pipes)
1. (music) A wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.
2. (idiomatic) Voice for singing.
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Set of wheels
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set of wheels (plural sets of wheels)
1. (colloquial, idiomatic) car
? That's a great set of wheels you've got!
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set of wheels (plural sets of wheels)
1. (colloquial, idiomatic) car
? That's a great set of wheels you've got!
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Set off
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set off (third-person singular simple present sets off, present participle setting off, simple past and past participle set off)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or trip.
? He set off in search of better opportunities.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
? I had no idea that one simple comment
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set off (third-person singular simple present sets off, present participle setting off, simple past and past participle set off)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or trip.
? He set off in search of better opportunities.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
? I had no idea that one simple comment
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Set one's cap at
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set one's cap at
1. (idiomatic) To choose a man as a potential husband (for a girl).
2. (idiomatic, more generally) To choose something as a goal.
? How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse. — Patrick O'Brian, "HMS Surprise".
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set one's cap at
1. (idiomatic) To choose a man as a potential husband (for a girl).
2. (idiomatic, more generally) To choose something as a goal.
? How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse. — Patrick O'Brian, "HMS Surprise".
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Set one's heart on
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set one's heart on
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To desire with intensity and commitment.
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set one's heart on
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To desire with intensity and commitment.
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Set one's shoulder to the wheel
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set one's shoulder to the wheel
1. (idiomatic, archaic) To start hard work; to begin to toil.
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set one's shoulder to the wheel
1. (idiomatic, archaic) To start hard work; to begin to toil.
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Set pulses racing
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set pulses racing
1. (idiomatic) To excite, thrill
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set pulses racing
1. (idiomatic) To excite, thrill
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Set straight
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set straight
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.
? I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.
? He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.
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set straight
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.
? I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.
? He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.
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Set the bar
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set the bar (third-person singular simple present sets the bar, present participle setting the bar, simple past and past participle set the bar)
1. (idiomatic) To set specific standards or expectations.
? She set the bar at an hour of exercise a day.
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set the bar (third-person singular simple present sets the bar, present participle setting the bar, simple past and past participle set the bar)
1. (idiomatic) To set specific standards or expectations.
? She set the bar at an hour of exercise a day.
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Set the stage
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set the stage
1. (idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.
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set the stage
1. (idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.
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Set the stage for
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If you set the stage for an event or a development, you create conditions that allow it to happen.
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The agreement set the stage for their future working relationship.
If you set the stage for an event or a development, you create conditions that allow it to happen.
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The agreement set the stage for their future working relationship.
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Set the thames on fire
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set the Thames on fire
1. (idiomatic) To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.
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set the Thames on fire
1. (idiomatic) To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.
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Set the wheels in motion
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set the wheels in motion (third-person singular simple present sets the wheels in motion, present participle setting the wheels in motion, simple past and past participle set the wheels in motion)
1. (idiomatic) to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
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set the wheels in motion (third-person singular simple present sets the wheels in motion, present participle setting the wheels in motion, simple past and past participle set the wheels in motion)
1. (idiomatic) to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
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Set the world on fire
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set the world on fire
1. (idiomatic) To do something sensational
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set the world on fire
1. (idiomatic) To do something sensational
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Set to work
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set to work
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To begin working.
? As soon as he got home, he went to his desk and set to work.
? Everyday he sets to work at the new assignments.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic, with gerund) To begin working at.
? As soon as I could, I set to work making the entries.
3. (transitive) To cause to begin working.
? I wi
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set to work
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To begin working.
? As soon as he got home, he went to his desk and set to work.
? Everyday he sets to work at the new assignments.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic, with gerund) To begin working at.
? As soon as I could, I set to work making the entries.
3. (transitive) To cause to begin working.
? I wi
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Set up shop
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set up shop
1. To physically arrange a shop or workplace.
? He set up shop in his garage every Saturday.
2. (idiomatic) To establish a business.
? They set up shop as venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road.
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set up shop
1. To physically arrange a shop or workplace.
? He set up shop in his garage every Saturday.
2. (idiomatic) To establish a business.
? They set up shop as venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road.
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Set you back
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The sum of money something sets you back is the amount it costs you.
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Changing the heating system will set us back about $5000.
The sum of money something sets you back is the amount it costs you.
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Changing the heating system will set us back about $5000.
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Settle for
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settle for
1. (idiomatic) To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.
? He couldn't afford the expensive headphones, so he decided to settle for the lower quality set.
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settle for
1. (idiomatic) To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.
? He couldn't afford the expensive headphones, so he decided to settle for the lower quality set.
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Settle in
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settle in
1. (idiomatic) To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
? I had just sat down in my favorite easy chair and settled in when the phone rang.
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settle in
1. (idiomatic) To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
? I had just sat down in my favorite easy chair and settled in when the phone rang.
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Settle on
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settle on
1. (idiomatic) To make a decision or selection; to decide.
? He looked at all the colors for a long time before finally settling on a sage green.
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settle on
1. (idiomatic) To make a decision or selection; to decide.
? He looked at all the colors for a long time before finally settling on a sage green.
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Settle someone's hash
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settle (someone's) hash (third-person singular simple present settles someone's hash, present participle settling someone's hash, simple past and past participle settled someone's hash)
1. (idiomatic) To physically or verbally subdue someone.
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settle (someone's) hash (third-person singular simple present settles someone's hash, present participle settling someone's hash, simple past and past participle settled someone's hash)
1. (idiomatic) To physically or verbally subdue someone.
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Settle upon
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settle upon
1. (idiomatic) To decide something over other options.
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settle upon
1. (idiomatic) To decide something over other options.
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Sex machine
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sex machine (plural sex machines)
1. (idiomatic) Someone with considerable sexual prowess
2. Any machine that is used for sexual pleasure
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sex machine (plural sex machines)
1. (idiomatic) Someone with considerable sexual prowess
2. Any machine that is used for sexual pleasure
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Sex on a stick
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sex on a stick (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, slang) A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive.
? He thinks she is sex on a stick.
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sex on a stick (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, slang) A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive.
? He thinks she is sex on a stick.
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Sex on legs
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sex on legs (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive.
? She thinks he is sex on legs.
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sex on legs (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive.
? She thinks he is sex on legs.
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Sex talk
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sex talk (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.
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sex talk (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.
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Sex up
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sex up (third-person singular simple present sexes up, present participle sexing up, simple past and past participle sexed up)
1. (transitive) To take part in sexual acts with.
? I wanna sex you up!
2. (transitive) To arouse somebody sexually
? Get spanked: it'll sex you up!
3. (transitive) To make more sexually attr
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sex up (third-person singular simple present sexes up, present participle sexing up, simple past and past participle sexed up)
1. (transitive) To take part in sexual acts with.
? I wanna sex you up!
2. (transitive) To arouse somebody sexually
? Get spanked: it'll sex you up!
3. (transitive) To make more sexually attr
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Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
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sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Indulgent and pleasurable activities.
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sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Indulgent and pleasurable activities.
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