| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| say your piece |
state your opinion, tell us what you think
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OK, Vic, say your piece. Then we can vote on this offer.
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| scads |
lots, many, oodles
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"Are there any cookies left?" "Yes, scads of them."
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| scandal is brewing |
an evil story is being told, there are rumors of a scandal
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A scandal is brewing in the Pacific Ocean. A whale and a shark
are living together without a marriage license!
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| scarce as hen's teeth |
not many of them, few or none
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Rural doctors are scarce as hen's teeth. Doctors like the city life.
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| scare the life out of me |
frighten me a lot, scare me badly, scared out of my wits
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My son jumped out of the closet and shouted boo! He nearly
scared the life out of me.
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| scared out of my wits |
so scared I couldn't think, scared spitless
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When I heard a low moan coming from the bathroom I was
scared out of my wits.
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| scared shitless [B] |
very frightened, scared, petrified, scared spitless
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When I woke up and saw a figure standing beside my bed, I was scared shitless.
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| scared spitless |
very frightened, scared stiff
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Believe me. I was scared spitless when the wolves started to howl.
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| scared stiff |
very frightened, frightened to death, petrified
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"Are you afraid of heights?" "Yes. I'm scared stiff of anything higher than a bicycle seat."
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| scared to death |
very scared, very anxious, scared stiff
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I was scared to death that your plane had crashed. I was worried.
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