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| stiff |
not pay for, leave without paying
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The cab driver told a policeman that a lady had stiffed him.
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| stiff |
person, man
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You lucky stiff! You won a TV!
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| stiff upper lip |
(See keep a stiff upper lip)
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| still wet behind the ears |
still quite young, the tender age of
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When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears.
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| stink the joint out |
play very poorly, perform badly
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In Chicago, we stunk the joint out, losing 7-1 to the Hawks.
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| stitch in time |
(See a stitch in time)
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| stitch of clothes on |
(See without a stitch of clothes on)
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| stock in trade |
main product, bread and butter
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Our stock in trade is tires. We sell more tires than oil or gas.
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| stone dead |
very dead, no sign of life, dead as a doornail
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When we finally found the goose, it was stone dead.
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| stone unturned |
(See leave no stone unturned)
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