| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| sleep it off |
sleep until you are sober, sleep until you feel normal
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"That medicine made me drowsy." "Go to bed and sleep it off."
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| sleep like a log |
sleep well, sleep soundly, dead to the world, deep sleep
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After working in the fields and eating a big meal, I sleep like a log!
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| sleeper |
ordinary device with surprising skill or power
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The Taurus SHO was a sleeper. It looked slow, but it was fast!
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| sleepy head |
a child who is tired or sleepy
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Go to bed, sleepy head. I'll see you in the morning.
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| slick |
quick and smooth, cool, neat, swell
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You ran a slick race, Leah. You paced yourself, stayed in the inside lane and left just enough for the final kick . Congratulations!
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| slim chance |
(See a slim chance)
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| slimebucket [B] |
crude, immoral person; scumbag
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Children need protection from the slimebuckets in society.
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| slip |
become lower, lose ground
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My grades slipped last semester. My average dropped from B to C.
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| slip a notch |
be less skillful, not perform as well
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After the age of 30, your physical skills may slip a notch or two.
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| slip away |
go away quietly, sneak out
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While the men watched the fight, the boys slipped away unnoticed.
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