| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| showdown |
final fight or contest, rubber match
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Ali defeated Frazier in the boxing showdown of the '70s.
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| shrink/head shrink |
psychiatrist, therapist
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If I can't manage my personal life, I can always visit a shrink.
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| shrinking violet |
(See no shrinking violet)
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| shrug it off |
not let it affect you or bother you
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He was hurt by the remark, but he shrugged it off and kept working.
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| shuck on down to the fraidy hole |
go to the cellar for shelter from a cyclone or tornado, hide when you are afraid
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When my uncle saw the sky turn black in the afternoon, he would shuck on down to the fraidy hole.
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| shucks |
oh dear, well, heck
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Aw shucks, Beth Ann, you know I care a whole lot for you.
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| shuffle the chairs on the deck |
appear to change by moving things around, play musical chairs,
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Shuffling the chairs on the deck will not help a sinking ship!
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| shut down |
stop operating, quit
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Without electricity, the factory will have to shut down.
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| shut-down |
closure, end of operations
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Cold weather sometimes causes a shut-down of our schools.
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| shut-in |
someone who is ill and cannot go outside
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Our priest visits the shut-ins - people who must stay at home.
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