Idiom Definition Index S


 
sabotaging
monkeywrenching
sack
down in the mouth
sacrifice
put yourself out
sad
a crying shame
baby blues
blue
break your heart
cry in your beer
cut me to the quick
down
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
downhearted
feel blue
get you down
got the blues
heavy heart
hurt my feelings
in a bad way
low
misery loves company
mixed feelings
sick at heart
sob story
sour puss
tearjerker
too bad
saddle
saddle up
sadness
a downer (sadness)
crocodile tears
drown your sorrow
move you to tears
pluck at the heart strings
pull yourself together
safe
check up on
cocoon
hole up
out of harm's way
parachute
run for the hills
squirrel away
take cover
you can thank your lucky stars
safely
hedge your bets
safety
put my neck on the line
stick my neck out
said
beg your pardon
bite your tongue
eat crow
eat your words
get this straight
hang on every word
live up to
shut my mouth
straight from the horse's mouth
take it back
take it to heart
the air was blue
what's the big idea
sailing
away to the races
blue sky
without a hitch
sailor
salty
the air was blue
sake
for crying out loud
for gosh sake
for heaven's sake
in heaven's name
salary
know which side your bread is buttered on
rake in the dough
sale
close a deal/sale
on the market
soft market
up for sale
wheeler-dealer
salivate
make your mouth water
salt
a pinch of salt
down to earth
squirrel away
salty
landlubber
salute
here's to
skoal
same
a different kettle of fish
a takeoff on
all things being equal
along those lines
at once
back at ya
bitten by the same bug
boys will be boys
by the same token
cut from the same cloth
dead even
ditto
fight fire with fire
freeze wages
get even
grandfather
in a rut
in agreement
in that vein
in tune
it takes one to know one
like a broken record
lump together
neck and neck
on even terms
one and the same
paint with the same brush
part and parcel
peer sneer
repay in kind
same here
same to you
see eye to eye
six of one, half a dozen of the other
stand out
take after
the runt of the litter
there are two sides to every story
tuned in
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
sample
freebie
san
The Rock
sane
a little off
sarcasm
cheek
sarcastic
sharp
zinger
sarcastically
a sharp tongue
swell
saskatchewan
stubblejumper
sasquatch
Bigfoot
sassy
cheeky
lippy
satire
a send-up
satisfaction
cold comfort
satisfactory
strike a bargain
satisfied
eat your fill
take it and run
satisfy
all things to all people
cut it
sucks
the customer is always right
satisfying
hit the spot
save
for dear life
it's a matter of life and death
salt away
save a bundle
save for a rainy day
save your bacon
save your skin/neck
squirrel away
saved
beyond help
found money
it has your name on it
saving
backup
break the bank
nest egg
penny wise, dollar dumb
piggy bank
saw
compare notes
don't sweat it
sawdust
don't sweat it
say
a man of few words
a sharp wit
all it's cracked up to be
at a loss for words
badmouth
beg your pardon
bite your tongue
blurt out
call a spade a spade
catch you off guard
come again
come out with
come to the point
crack a joke
cuss
dig yourself in
ditto
doesn't mince words
don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs
downplay
drive it home
drop it
faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
find my tongue
follow the rules
forget your manners
get off a few good ones
get to the point
give her credit
give it a rest
give me a hint
give notice
give your word
go through
God bless the Duke of Argyle
hear me out
hemming and hahing
hit me
hit the nail on the head
hold me responsible
how about that
how's that again
huh
it ain't over till it's over
it goes without saying
jog your memory
just like that
kiss that one goodbye
kiss the blarney stone
knock you down a peg
lay the blame
let on
like a chicken on a June bug
lose your tongue
make myself clear
mind go blank
motormouth
pardon me
pay a compliment
practice what you preach
push the right buttons
pussyfoot around
put it
put my foot down
put the right spin on it
put your foot in it
put your foot in your mouth
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
rented lips
roll off the tongue
rumor has it
say my piece
say the word
say what
say what's on your mind
scout's honor
sentence to death
serve notice
shoot
sign off
slip out
smooth talker
soft pedal
speak highly of
speak out
speak your mind
stand up and be counted
swear by
take a back seat
take a poke at
take a stand
take it back
take me seriously
take my head off
take oath
take your pick
take your word for it
talk through your hat
talk your head off
the devil you say
the dickens you say
throw insults
trade insults
try me
turn up your nose at
twist your words
wouldn't say shit if her mouth was full of it [B]
write it off
saying
by the way
character assassination
death wish
flattery will get you nowhere
follow me
hemming and hahing
like a broken record
needless to say
on speaking terms
read my lips
stretching it
talk is cheap
wishy-washy
word is out
scads
crawling with
oodles
scale
make a difference
the balance of power
the turning point
tip the scales at
weigh in at
scandal
a scandal is brewing
blow sky high
dirty laundry
name is cleared
scandal is brewing
skeleton in the closet
scandinavian
skoal
scare
scare the life out of me
shoot up
throw your weight around
scared
chicken
frightened to death
give me the creeps
hair stand on end
in a cold sweat
jump out of your skin
make your hair stand on end
petrified
piss your pants [B]
press the panic button
quake in his boots
scare the life out of me
scared out of my wits
scared shitless [B]
scared spitless
scared to death
shit myself [B]
shitting bricks [B]
scary
a three-bagger
scavenges
binner
scene
capture the imagination
hit and run (traffic)
in the picture
kick up a fuss
raise a stink
steamy
throw a tantrum
unsung hero
scenery
take time to smell the roses
schedule
a full plate
on my plate
on target
rat race
scheduled
on time
take a flight
scheme
set-up
scholar
geek
school
flunk out
jock
on vacation
play hooky
school's out
scoff
rabbit
scold
bawl me out
blast you
chew him out
get after
give them what for
give you hell [B]
have at me
kick ass [B]
let you have it
rake you over the coals
ream out
take a strip off
tear a strip off
tie into
scolded
get it
scolding
a bawling out
a dressing down
a talking to
a tongue-lashing
an earful
catch hell [B]
catch it
get hell [B]
get shit [B]
score
a blowout
beat the pants off
behind the curve
dead even
goose egg
grand slam
home run (baseball)
mount a comeback
play catch-up
saw-off
skunk
scored
play catch-up
shutout (sports)
scoring
get bageled
hat trick
scratch
back to square one
moola
scratching
God bless the Duke of Argyle
screech
hooch
moonshine
screw
blow it
fuck up [B]
goof up
jump [B]
make a booboo
mess up
shaft
step on his dick
up yours [B]
you and the horse you rode in on
screwed
screw
screwedb
shaft
scrut
drat
scum
dirty dog/dirty rat
motherfucker [B]
scumbag
sicko
slimebucket [B]
sea
landlubber
salty
search
a fine-toothed comb
searching
Dumpster diving
season
fair game
seat
buckle up
grab a chair
have a chair
play second fiddle
rodchester
take a load off your feet
seated
have a seat
take your seat
sec
in a jiffy
in no time
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
second
before you can say Jack Robinson
branch out
catch a glimpse
cut rate
flash a smile
in a sec
in a split second
in the wink of an eye
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
lemon
moonlighting
scrape the bottom of the barrel
seconds
sound bite
split second
take a back seat
the dying seconds
the turning point
wait a sec
win by a nose
second-rate
seconds
secret
blab
break the silence
hidden agenda
hushed up
it's not a state secret
keep it to yourself
mouth off
on the QT
out of the closet
skeleton in the closet
spill the beans
tell on
the cat's out of the bag
the jig's up
top secret
trade secret
under wraps
secretly
laugh up your sleeve
on the sly
put a bug in my ear
spirit away
sedative
a downer (drug)
see
a dead loss
a fly on the wall
a pig in a poke
a sight for sore eyes
as plain as day
as plain as the nose on your face
at face value
at first glance
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
behind your back
bye for now
can't believe my eyes
can't see for looking
can't see the forest for the trees
carry the can
catch a glimpse
catch me doing that
catch you later
check out
check over
check up on
chew him out
ciao
come to fruition
date
do you follow
drive you nuts
drop her/him
drop in
dump her/him
eagle eyes
eat crow
first hand
fit to be tied
floor you
follow through
get a shot at
get real
get the finger [B] (get the bird)
get the picture
give me a bad time
give you a rough time
give you the axe
go out with
have an affair
have to hand it to you
head in the sand
home run (baseball)
in broad daylight
in glowing terms
in plain view
it appears to me
it's as plain as the nose on your face
kick the weed
knock the wind out of his sails
laid bare
lay eyes on
let you have it
like the devil
lollygag
look over your shoulder
love is blind
make sense of it
mugged
nitpick
out of sight
out of sight, out of mind
out on a limb
pick you up
plain as day
plain as the nose on your face
play into his hand
put a different slant on it
put things in perspective
put yourself out
read between the lines
read into
read you
road to hell is paved...
run across
screw
see hide nor hair
see me for dust
see through
seeing things
sense of humor
set out
shaft
so long
tail lights
take a look
take on a new light
take out
the big picture
trial run
try it on
try me
try that on for size
try your luck
turn a blind eye
under my nose
wait around
watch your every move
wind up
window on the world
wouldn't miss it for the world
wysiwyg
you reap whatsoever you sow
seeing
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
break off
tunnel vision
seeking
out for blood
seem
come across
dipstick
how time flies
time stands still
seen
a fresh pair of eyes
a perfect stranger
a total stranger
drop out of sight
haven't seen hide nor hair
if that doesn't beat all
long time no see
turn up
seize
let this chance go by
make the most of it
milk it
miss your chance
take advantage of
you snooze, you lose
seldom
once in a blue moon
self
ego trip
self-control
come undone
self-respect
pride goeth before a fall
self-starter
hit the ground running
sell
clear out
hard sell
make a pitch
on the market
part with
pedal her ass [B]
play the stock market
pusher
sell like hotcakes
sell out
sell the farm
seller's market
set your price
soft sell
the middleman
seller
cash on the line
firm market
seller's market
semi-trailer
a big rig
send
dash off a note/letter
drop a line
keep you posted
pay my respects
send him up
send-up
a takeoff on
over the top
senior
grey power
raisins
sunset years
twilight years
sense
come to
common sense
doesn't add up
doesn't wash
got rocks in your head
horse sense
it figures
it's beyond me
know which side your bread is buttered on
make of it
make your bum hum
no rhyme or reason
see it coming
smell blood
sensible
a few bricks short of a full load
all his marbles
carry on
cooler heads prevailed
discretion is the better part of valor
hairbrain
hold water
horse sense
keep an even keel
make sense
out in left field
sensitive
high strung
touchy
sent
chain letter
sentence
a bum rap
out of context
sentenced
hit the bricks
lifer
sentimental
play on my heart strings
separate
a horse of a different color
part company
split up
separated
neither fish nor fowl
separation
breakup
sequence
chain reaction
series
a paper trail
go all the way (sports)
knocked out
losing streak
lucky streak
make a clean sweep
stay alive
string of good luck
serious
a close shave
break your fall
coin
get a grip
get down to brass tacks
get real
get serious
heavy
in deep doo-doo [B]
in deep trouble
joking aside
lighten up
mean business
no kidding
no nonsense
strictly business
take me seriously
toy with
you're kidding
seriously
get down to business
talk turkey
toy with
serve
bow out
cool your heels
fill the bill
greasy spoon
mind the store
press into service
take-out restaurant
wait on customers
wait on you hand and foot
served
first come, first served
on a silver platter
service
darken a church door
draft dodger
jump queue
pay through the nose
rain check
suck the hind tit [B]
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
serving
at your beck and call
soldier on
session
jam session
set
frame
make your mark
raise the bar
set the table
straighten you out
touch off
turn over a new leaf
visit a spell
wheels
world beater
set-to
a dust-up
settle
calm down
come out in the wash
come to terms
have it out
settled
up in the air
settlement
a fair shake
seventy-five
six bits
several
a losing streak
a lucky streak
gang up on
in a slump
in the long haul
severe
killing me
sewer
in the drink
sex
a blow job [B]
a piece of ass [B]
a roll in the hay [B]
ball her [B]
bang [B]
come across [B]
cut him off [B]
fool around
get into her pants [B]
get laid [B]
give head [B]
go down on [B]
have nookie
horny [B]
jump [B]
lay [B]
nookie [B]
on the make
pedal her ass [B]
poontang [B]
saw off a chunk [B]
screw [B]
shagging wagon
steamy
sexist
politically correct
sexual
come onto
get fresh
get it on
have nookie
have sex
hit on
out of the closet
tits and ass (T & A) [B]
sexy
bat her eyes
bump and grind
hot stuff
shabby
cheesy
crappy
crummy
god awful
had it
lousy
mousy
suck
wear out
shack
squat
shades
smack of
shaft
screw
shake
get the jitters
get the lead out
kick a habit
not so hot
nothing to write home about
put 'er there
put her there
rock
shake on it
shame
bat an eye
good grief
save face
shape
a basket case
hold your mouth the right way
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
the way you hold your mouth
shaped
a dildo [B]
share
a piece of the action
buy up
carry your weight
cheap skate
cop out
cough up
do your part
dog in the manger
it takes two to tango
pay your way
play the stock market
pull your weight
shareware
square up
sharp
bright
cheek
cut a fine figure
in tune (music)
losing it
on the ball
your lip
sharply
a sharp tongue
snap at
spike the ball
turn on a dime
shebang
kit and caboodle
shed
throw some light on
sheesh
nuts
sheets
make the bed
shelf
gathering dust
mothball
off the shelf
run of the mill
shelter
shuck on down to the fraidy hole
squat
take you in
shift
drive standard
mark a watershed
shiny
tiddly
ship
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
ship"
SOS
shipshape
apple-pie order
shirt
drop a bundle
keep your hair on
keep your shirt on
like a dirty shirt
XL
shit
catch hell [B]
cow-pie
don't give a damn [B]
doo-doo
drop a log [B]
fish or cut bait
four-letter words
full of it [B]
get your knuckles rapped
in deep doo-doo [B]
in hot water
no guff
out of luck
shit myself [B]
take a dump [B]
you're full of it [B]
shitload
motherlode
shmooze
work the room
shock
blow your mind
curl your hair
floor you
raised eyebrows
rock
scrape me off the ceiling
shocked
eat my hat/shirt
shit or wind my watch
shocking
a caution
shoes
shoes like boats
shogun
a heavyweight
shoot
dead-eye Dick
fair game
fire away
get a shot at
get good wood on
good hands
gun down
have a fix
hit me with your best shot
pop a cap [B]
put down
quick on the draw
shoot from the hip
shoot it out
shoot up
shoot-up
sock it to me
step on your dick
take a shot
your own worst enemy
shooting
crack shot/salesman etc.
shop
shoplifting
trash the place
short
a bit off/a bit mental
a crash course
a little off
a quick study
a quickie
a screw loose
a stone's throw
at a moment's notice
brush cut
drop your drawers
fast track
gotches
how time flies
in a bit
it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
knee high to a grasshopper
not all there
out of breath
out of wind
quick and dirty
run out
skinhead
suck the hind tit [B]
three slices short (of a full loaf)
tuckered out
wait a minute
without a full deck
shorter
short cut
shortest
as the crow flies
shot
a big wheel
a lift
big boys
foot the bill
have the final say
hazard a guess
pick up the tab
put to death
put your heart into it
run the show
shoot-out (sports)
spring for
should
age before beauty
beggars can't be choosers
bite your tongue
blow it out of proportion
caught looking
fish and company stink after three days
got it coming
had better
heaven forbid
know better
loud mouth
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
practice what you preach
run off at the mouth
time's a wasting
you had to be there
shoulder
doesn't mince words
shmooze
side by side
spoil for a fight
stand away
shout
blow your lid/stack/top
let you have it
raise Cain
take my head off
shouting
at the top of his voice
brouhaha
catcall
shove
stick it up your ass [B]
stuff it
show
a blank look
a faraway look
all hat and no cattle
bat an eye
body language
claws are showing
don't get smart with me
draw attention to
freak/freak out
gas
give a hoot
glued to the set
hidden talent
keep under wraps
kick ass
kick some ass
let on
make a pass
moon them
pay tribute
perk up
phone-in
point out
power play (business)
put on the dog
razzle-dazzle
roll out the red carpet
say jump...how high
shake on it
show promise
show you around
show your stuff
sign in
take a bow
take a shine to
take my hat off to
throw a tantrum
tip your hand
turn out
turn up
walk a straight line
wear your heart on your sleeve
show-off
a hotdog
a hotshot
jive ass [B]
showboat
showboat
a hotshot
razzle-dazzle
show off
show-off
showdown
rubber match
showing
a poker face
close to the vest
dead as a doornail
in the black
in the red
on the clock
out of line
power trip
soft sell
up and coming
written all over your face
shown
at face value
shrinking
a caution
wall flower
shucks
fiddlesticks
gee whiz
heck
phooey
shuffle
play musical chairs
shun
stand away
shut
call his bluff
cut and dried
cut off
keep quiet
put your money where your mouth is
shut your face
slap my afro / slap my fro
zip
shutout
get bageled
siblings
the runt of the litter
sick
as sick as a dog
as sick as a parrot
catch a cold (catch cold)
come down with
fall ill
get out of my face
good and dead/mad/sick
have a case of
in sick bay
laid up
look like death warmed over
make me sick/mad etc.
sick to death
sicker than a dog
till you're blue in the face
turn your stomach
under the weather
uptight
woozy
sicker
as sick as a parrot
sickness
bounce back
side
a pocket of resistance
by the same token
cheek by jowl
choose sides
come onside
dark side
fence sitter
flip-flop
heads or tails
in my good books
in your corner
make way
middle ground
neck and neck
on side
on the bandwagon
out of the corner of my eye
over easy
shoulder to shoulder
sit the fence
take a stand
the downside
turncoat
two abreast
under the table
upside
sight
behind the scenes
holy smoke
lay low
sign
a dead giveaway
a token gesture
at the crack of dawn
back you
bat an eye
come to terms
dead as a doornail
drop a hint
full blown
get the finger [B] (get the bird)
haven't seen hide nor hair
join up
light at the end of the tunnel
like a bolt from the blue
sign in
sign out
sign up
smelling yourself
stone dead
the rabbit died
without turning a hair
signal
a dead giveaway
mayday (m'aidez)
signature
John Hancock
John Henry
signed
cover your ass [B]
in black and white
in writing
John Hancock
John Henry
on loan
significant
the past is slipping by without a trace
well taken
signing
over and out
silence
silence is golden
silkhead
chromedome
silly
carry on
wacky
similar
a common thread
a far cry
a takeoff on
all that jazz
along those lines
birds of a feather flock together
cut from the same cloth
in step
in that vein
part and parcel
pass for
see eye to eye
shades of
smack of
take after
simple
cut and dried
down home
play the fool
simultaneously
at once
since
born tired
sincere
in bad faith
play games
sincerely
cross my heart and hope to die
from the bottom of my heart
in good faith
sing
break into song
carry a tune
hit the high notes
praise him to the skies
sing up a storm
single
one by one
rodchester
single file
sink
Fibber McGee's closet
sinker
fastball
sip
have a smash
sit
bag some rays
belly up to the bar
curl up with a good book
get over
grab a chair
have a chair
have a seat
kick back
set a spell
take a load off your feet
take my place
take the stand
take your seat
sitting
gathering dust
navel-gazing
on the throne
situation
get the lay of the land
in a fix
in a pickle
in a pinch
on the whole
up shit creek [B]
six
pushing up daisies
six-foot-deep
deep six
size
beef it up
get the lay of the land
half-pint
knee high to a grasshopper
put things in perspective
turnout
XL
skate
skaters
skater
power play (hockey)
pull the goalie (hockey)
skidaddle
off with you
skids
junkie
skids
skies
in glowing terms
skill
a crash course
bag of tricks
cook
hard skill
hidden talent
how's tricks
jack of all trades
lose your touch
make a comeback
make something of yourself
on even terms
pure luck
sell yourself short
sleeper
take up
test your metal
the right stuff
the tricks of the trade
the world is your oyster
twinkle toes
skilled
crack shot/salesman etc.
has-been
no slouch
shit hot [B]
skillful
good hands
slip a notch
skin
black eye
break out in a rash
cheesecake
peaches-and-cream
rattle my chain
save your bacon
skin virgin
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
you can't tell a book by its cover
skip
duck out
skirmish
a dust-up
skunk
blank
skunked
get bageled
goose egg
sky
airy-fairy
clouds on the horizon
hands up
pipe dream
put 'em up
slam
home run (baseball)
slammer
behind bars
in the tank
The Rock
slang
hip hop (generation)
wack
slant
twist your words
slap
rough up
shut my mouth
slap my afro / slap my fro
slapping
high five
slash
lay the lumber
sledding
rough going
uphill battle
sleep
bed down
catch some z's
conk out
crash
dead to the world
deep sleep
drop off
fall asleep
flake out
go down
play around
sack out
saw logs
sleep around [B]
sleep in
sleep it off
sleep like a log
stay awake
stay up
wake up
wet the bed
sleeping
dead to the world
sound asleep
sleepy
sleepy head
sleeves
long johns
slide
lose ground
slider
fastball
slightly
a glow on
buzzed
tipsy
uptalk
slim
a long shot
against all odds
not likely
twiggy
slimebucket
dirty dog/dirty rat
scum/scumbag
slip
a slip of the tongue
ditch him
drop off
slip out
slo
time stands still
sloppy
let yourself go
sloshed
as drunk as a skunk
bombed
corked
hammered
higher than a kite
in the bag
liquored up
loaded
pissed [B]
plastered
tanked/tanked up
slow
dense
dimwit
drag your feet
drop off
knock the wind out of his sails
lamebrain
late bloomer
not all there
one brick short of a full load
slo mo
take your sweet time
thick as a brick
time stands still
tough sledding
slower
as slow as molasses in January
breathe easy
drop back
ease up
slo mo
slow down
slowpoke
slowly
break in
die hard
dilly-dally
plug away
slug away
walk through
warm up
slowness
as slow as a dead snail
slug
plug away
small
a drop in the bucket
a hill of beans
a paltry sum
a pocket of resistance
a short one
a spot of tea
a stitch in time saves nine
a tempest in a teapot
a token gesture
bit by bit
bits and pieces
cauliflower ear
chicken feed
cry over spilt milk
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
dust devil
fib
fly in the ointment
greasy spoon
have a sip
jam
just a smidgeon
knee high to a grasshopper
milk run
nitpick
odds and ends
peanuts
piddly
pocket Hercules
potlicker
puddlejumper
slip up
so small you could barely swing a cat
so small you had to back out to change your mind
split hairs
split second
strip mall
teeny-weeny
the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
the tip of the iceberg
the world is your oyster
tip of the iceberg
touch up
twerp
two pee holes in the snow
white lie
smaller
cut you down to size
take in
smallest
the runt of the litter
smart
a lot on the ball
dense
grey matter
on the ball
swift
worldly wise
smartass
cocky
smarter
put on airs
smarten up
smashed
looped
smell
a snootful
a wake-up call
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
bad breath
fishy
give off an odor
smelly
jungle mouth
smidgeon
just a titch
smile
flash a smile
keep a straight face
wipe that smile off your face
smiling
rise and shine
wipe that smile off your face
smithwright
eighty-six it
smoke
backroom boys
chain smoker
have a drag
light up
smoke like a furnace
toke up
smoking
break a habit
kick the weed
smooth
as clean as a whistle
away to the races
blue sky
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
like the wind
silver-tongued
slick
without a hitch
smoothly
fine-tune
hit on all cylinders
like shit through a goose
on the rails
run amuck
snack
a bite to eat
junk food
snag
glitch
snail
as slow as molasses in January
snap
a piece of cake
there's nothing to it
snapped
pissed to the gills [B]
snappy
hurry up
snatch
mount a comeback
pull it off
snazzy
ritzy
sneak
slip away
snit
in a funk
snitch
fink
snobbish
high and mighty
high-hat
hoity-toity
snowstorm
a howling blizzard
snowy
it's raining/snowing
so
a three-bagger
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
bow out
calm down
can't see the forest for the trees
cheerio
choke
clear up
clear your head/mind
don't have a cow
don't think so
drive it home
Fibber McGee's closet
fly low
get a grip on yourself
give a little
got you by the balls [B]
it figures
lighten up
make a good impression
make myself clear
mayday (m'aidez)
mop the floor with us
no great shakes
pipe down
play a prank on
pull in your horns
rocks socks
rolling in the aisles
scared out of my wits
see me for dust
shit myself [B]
step aside
take it easy
the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
tone down
toodles/toodle-oo
who cares
wipe out
work my fingers to the bone
yeppers
so-so
fair to middling
sob
cry her heart out
sober
draw a sober breath
sleep it off
sober up
walk a straight line
sociable
standoffish
socialist
pinko
socialize
get around
sock
hit me with your best shot
rocks socks
soft
an easy mark
bleeding heart
buyer's market
chaser
cushy
downplay
hard sell
softer
tone down
softly
feather a pass (hockey)
software
bootleg
sold
change hands
Cowtown
cut rate
soldier
an old warhorse
Johnny Canuck
solemn
word of honor
solid
as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
solitary
in the hole
solution
stroke of genius
that's the ticket
work things out
solve
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
bail me out
crack this case
do the trick
have my work cut out
iron out
mend fences
smooth out
work it out
some
ante up
blow the lid off
break a story
catch some rays
catch some z's
drum up
eat it up
Fibber McGee's closet
get a fix
get a kick out of
have a bite
have a fix
have a heart
help yourself
hit and miss
hit the bar
in the throes
it goes with the territory
it takes two to tango
kick ass
lose your touch
onto something
pony up
ring leader
sack out
sell yourself short
show promise
take it with a grain of salt
take time to smell the roses
the benefit of the doubt
tie up loose ends
you don't miss the water till the well runs dry
somebody
take up the slack
the cat's meow
the shit hit the fan
someone
a contract out on
a little bird told me
a sight for sore eyes
bad news
bigmouth
blue-collar worker
bow out
catch a ride
cross someone
do a favor
double-cross
doughhead
feel a draft
feel for
flash a smile
fool around
get even
get revenge
give him the brush-off
go to bat for
good riddance
green with envy
has-been
help out
it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
kowtow
laugh up your sleeve
lend a hand
let down
let George do it
lift a finger
lucky dog
make a pass
make amends
match wits
new blood
no-show
open some doors
part with
pay a visit
pay my respects
pay tribute
piggyback
pirate
play a joke on
point a finger at
pop the question
press charges
puppy
put the heat on
raise your hand against
reduce to tears
shut-in
sit in judgement on
step aside
take a bullet
take advantage of
take care of
take my hat off to
take over
the acid test
the air was blue
the spitting image
throw insults
something
a bad taste in my mouth
a bone to pick
a goner
a keeper
a party to that
a pick-me-up
a sight for sore eyes
at a loss for words
call it quits
catch up on
chow
clouds on the horizon
cover-up
dig yourself in
do yourself proud
dog in the manger
eye candy
find my tongue
fishy
get caught
get this show on the road
give and take
give it a whirl
give my eye teeth
give my right arm
go off the deep end
God bless the Duke of Argyle
good riddance
have a looksee
have your cake and eat it, too
in the mood
je ne sais quoi
jog your memory
joker
keep under wraps
make an offer
make my day
makes no difference
nosebag
piano tied to your ass [B]
pull that
puppy
put your foot in it
put your foot in your mouth
red-faced
run an errand
sign out
something is haywire
something smells
step out of line
take a poke at
take care of
take chances
take oath
the sky isn't blue
there's something fishy
there's something rotten in the state of Denmark
throw the baby out with the bath water
turn-on
watch your every move
writer's block
yellow belly
sometimes
as luck would have it
sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle is inside [B]
the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
somewhere
hell bent for election
kicking around
son
like father, like son
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
song
a hit
chestnut
tearjerker
soon
bye for now
don't hold your breath
in a jiffy
in a sec
in no time
in the offing
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
jump the gun
lame duck
light at the end of the tunnel
not long for this world
on a full stomach
stag
sophie
between a rock and a hard place
between the devil and the deep blue sea
sophisticated
cool
hip
square
with it
sore
whore blossom
soreness
charley horse
sorrow
touch you
sorrowful
heavy heart
sick at heart
sorry
afraid so
shut my mouth
soul
made for each other
rest his soul (God rest his soul)
tell all
souls"
SOS
sound
bark is worse than his bite
dead to the world
deep sleep
grunge (music)
in the black
let off steam
like a broken record
saw logs
zoom
sounding
going to town
soundly
sleep like a log
soup
cheap like borsch
sour
go bad
off
source
bread and butter
cash cow
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
the family jewels
south
head down there
snowbirds
southpaw
lefty
space
a hollow leg
booked/booked up
elbow room
fill in
fill the gap
keep your distance
make room
yin yang
spaced
stoned
spade
doesn't mince words
in no uncertain terms
straight from the shoulder
spare
and then some
speak
a way with words
at liberty
cat got your tongue
don't get mad; get even
drag it out
flap your gums
go off half-cocked
have the floor
hot and bothered
it's your move
learn your place
make no bones about it
nerves of steel
quick on the draw
say what's on your mind
slip out
snap at
sound off
speak out
speak up
speak your mind
stand up for
take your turn
the ball's in your court
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
touch on
wax eloquent
speaker
yours truly
speaking
by word of mouth
get on with it
not speaking
on the outs
so to speak
speak of the devil
special
a red-letter day
get high
go out of your way
it's a dilly
it's a Duesey
it's not a state secret
je ne sais quoi
no great shakes
not so hot
nothing to write home about
prima donna
roll out the red carpet
royal treatment
take the trouble
the cat's meow
the in-crowd
trade secret
specific
sharp
spectacular
nothing to write home about
razzle-dazzle
speech
spin doctor
wax eloquent
speech-writing
spin crew
speed
at a good clip
do (a speed)
fastball
get up a head of steam
hit speeds of
in full flight
neck and neck
up to speed
speeding
faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
greased lightning
lightning fast
spell
break a spell
put a hex on me
set a spell
under a spell
visit a spell
spend
a fool and his money are soon parted
blow a bundle
blow your wad
break the bank
burn a hole in your pocket
cheap
chintzy
count your chickens before they hatch
easy street
hang out
high roller
hold the purse strings
penny pincher
pin money
piss away [B]
put in time
shoot your wad
stretch the dollar
throw good money after bad
tight/tight fisted
tighten our belts
you need money to make money
spending
a freeze on
from hand to mouth
penny wise, dollar dumb
trickle-down economics
spent
cash flow
have your cake and eat it, too
hold the purse strings
pad an expense account
square deal
spices
spice up
spiffy
tiddly
spill
spill the beans
spill your guts
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
spin
boggle your mind
doctor it/doctor it up
lay rubber
put the right spin on it
spin doctor
wipe out
spinny
funny in the head
over the rainbow
wacko
spirit
under a spell
wekabi
spiritual
cast a spell
spitless
frightened to death
in a cold sweat
quake in his boots
scared out of my wits
scared shitless [B]
splashback
feedback
split
before you can say Jack Robinson
crack me up
hoot
in the wink of an eye
kill ourselves laughing
laugh yourself sick
meet you half way
part company
put too fine a point on
spoil
go bad
rain on their parade
spoiled
off
spoke
cooler heads prevailed
spoken
a slip of the tongue
out loud
under my breath
upon the words offhandedly spoken
sport
cut a wide swath
play to the crowd
take a joke
workout
spot
bang on
bleeding heart
dead on
Hobson's choice
on the button
on the mark
on the money
the sweet spot
then and there
spouse
better half
fool around
have an affair
in the doghouse
spray
hose it down/ hose it off
wash it off
spread
get the word out
run rampant
serve notice
snowball
spread like wildfire
spreading
nip it in the bud
squandered
down the drain
square
a wash
back to the drawing board
be there or be square
even
square one
start from scratch
start over
squarely
get good wood on
squeal
blow the whistle
go wild
rat fink
rat on
shoot your mouth off
snitch
tell on
squealer
canary
stability
an even keel
stable
anchor you
as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
stack
flip your lid
go through the roof
stadium
The Big O
stage
all the world's a stage
front man
get to first base
play a bit-part
spade work
take the stage
staggering
walk a straight line
stall
hold up
stand
at ease
back down
be there for me
fair-weather friend
get in my face
get out of the road
give you the cold shoulder
on the stand
slo mo
stand for
stand up and be counted
take it
standard
hard nosed
raise the bar
the going rate
up to par
standing
two abreast
standingwalking
side by side
star
front man
the best things in life are free
stare
give him the evil eye
staring
all eyes
stark
the full Monty
without a stitch of clothes on
start
a head start
a leg up
a new lease on life
all set
back to square one
boot up
for crying out loud
from the word go
get busy
get going
get in on the ground floor
get off to a good start
get the drop on
get the jump on
get up on the wrong side of bed
jump start
kick start
let her rip
mark a watershed
off to a bad start
off to the races
pick a fight
right off the bat
set about
set fire
set in
set off
start from scratch
start out
start up
start with a bang
take the chill off
the shit hit the fan
touch off
started
get on your horse
start a fire under him
under way
starting
a fresh start
asking price
up and coming
state
as a matter of fact
at sixes and sevens
cutting edge
frame of mind
have a say
in fact
say your piece
serve notice
something smells
take a stand
the cutting edge
top secret
statement
a downer (sadness)
a little thick
bafflegab
baloney
bunk
grandfather clause
grey area
hard line
hogwash
motherhood and apple pie
point is well taken
the last word
top it off
uptalk
zinger
stating
get a ticket
station
turn yourself in
stay
a bed of roses
break curfew
cabin fever
cocoon
fish and company stink after three days
get along
grounded
hang around
hold a grudge
hold down
hole up
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
keep in line
keep out
keep up with the times
keep your cool
keep your nose clean
lay low
lay over
love them and leave them
make yourself scarce
play hooky
squat
stay abreast
stay put
stick it out
stick to it
watch your step
wear out your welcome
steadily
as busy as a beaver
go on about
plug away
slug away
work your buns off
steady
keep an even keel
steal
clean me out
pinch
pirate
rabbit
scoff
spirit away
stealing
on the take
shoplifting
steam
into thin air
steel
got guts
steering
at the wheel
step
back to square one
bottom rung
bow out
get the hang of
get to first base
gun it
hit the brakes
jump through hoops
learn the ropes
pick up the pace
run roughshod
set foot
show you the ropes
speed up
spell out
step on it
think through
trial run
wait for the other shoe to drop
walk on eggshells
watch your step
stew
in a snit
stick
lay the lumber
put my neck on the line
put them up
shove it [B]
suck the hind tit [B]
stick-in-the-mud
party-pooper
stickhandle
deked out of his jock
stiff
frightened to death
hair stand on end
jump out of your skin
make your hair stand on end
petrified
scared spitless
scared to death
still
a babe in arms
have it both ways
no news is good news
none the worse for wear
on parole
slo mo
so quiet you can hear a pin drop
still wet behind the ears
the tender age of
tied to your mother's apron strings
stimuli
tits and ass (T & A) [B]
stingy
tight-ass [B]
stink
like a bat out of hell
like hell [B]
power to burn
stitch
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
stark naked
stock
Black Friday
play the stock market
stolen
dirty money
hot goods
kiss that one goodbye
laundered money
stomach
breadbasket
down the hatch
on a full stomach
on an empty stomach
the pit of my stomach
woozy
stone
a little thick
dead as a doornail
flattery will get you nowhere
look high and low
stoned
high
spaced out
wasted
stop
a freeze on
basta la musica
break a habit
break a spell
break away
break off
breathe easy
bring you up short
bury the hatchet
bushwhack
buttonhole you
buzz-kill
call it quits
call off the dogs
can help it
can it
can't help
clam up
cool it
crack down on
cut it out
cut the crap [B]
Denver boot
die down
down with
drag race
draw the line
drop
drop it
drop out
dry out
dry up
end up
enough is enough
fever breaks
fits and starts
fold
forget it
full blast
get off my back
get off my case
get off your soap box
get over
get this monkey off my back
give it a rest
give out
give up
give up the ghost
grind to a halt
grinding halt
hail a cab
hit the brakes
hold it
joking aside
kick a habit
kick the weed
knock it off
land up
lay down your arms
lay off
lie down on the job
milk run
musical chairs
nail him
nip it in the bud
over my dead body
patch things up
pit stop
pull in your horns
pull the plug
put an end to
put the kibosh on
run its course
set your mind at ease
shut down
shut your face
sign off
so help me
stop at nothing
stop on a dime
stop you cold
stop you in your tracks
swallow your pride
the point of no return
throw down your arms
time out
time stands still
too far gone
tune me out
upset the apple cart
wake up
wipe that smile off your face
stoppage
a freeze on
stopped
at rest
cut off
mugged
the bottom fell out
under arrest
stopping
on the go
straight up
store
backroom boys
cash and carry
loss leader
mind the store
off the shelf
set up shop
shoplifting
strip mall
wait on customers
stories
horse feathers
muckrake
there are two sides to every story
storm
a howling blizzard
the eye of the storm
think tank
story
a bunch of malarkey
a scandal is brewing
a snow job
an old warhorse
blow the lid off
break a story
bull/bullshit/BS [B]
call his bluff
chestnut
don't give me that line/story etc.
eat it up
give you a line
go into detail
hand you a line
lead you down the garden path
not by any stretch of the imagination
old wives' tale
on the edge of your seat
pull your leg
scandal is brewing
scoop
scoop them
snow them
sob story
spin a yarn
stretch the truth
string a line
tall tale
tearjerker
that's all she wrote
that's stretching it
the inside story
the long and the short of it
the lowdown
the rest is history
there's more than meets the eye
stove
warmed over
straight
call a spade a spade
call his bluff
doesn't mince words
due north
full strength
hit me
lay it on the line
level with you
make a beeline
off kilter
straight talk
straighten you out
the straight goods
tunnel vision
what's what
winning isn't everything; it's the only thing
strain
crack under the strain
pull a muscle
strange
a duke's mixture
crackpot
creep
dingbat/ding-dong
geek
get-up
go off the deep end
it's a whole nother world out there
it's a whole other world out there
mad as a hatter
mad hatter
rented lips
spaced out
there's something fishy
there's something rotten in the state of Denmark
thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig
weirdo
stranger
a perfect stranger
a total stranger
joker
make a good impression
make strange
strike up a conversation
strangest
that takes the cake
strategy
tip your hand
straw
have a sip
streak
on a roll
string of good luck
street
bag lady
bush telegraph
cruise
drive around
flatfoot
found money
square up
squat
street wise
worldly wise
strength
ace in the hole
pocket Hercules
straight up
test your metal
stress
a rough time of it
a tough time of it
cost you
cramp your style
put the heat on
under pressure
without turning a hair
work off
stressed
climb the walls
stretch
by no means
kick
stretching
not by any stretch of the imagination
that's stretching it
strictly
no nonsense
stride
faze me
strike
finish off
go for the jugular
string
bean pole
lucky streak
tie up
wrap around his finger
strip
full Monty
the full Monty
stroke
a lucky break
hole in one (golf)
strong
a run for your money
a tall one
buck up
built like a brick shithouse [B]
die hard
feeling his oats
firm market
going great guns
hang tough
hard liquor
love conquers all
no let-up
no match for
pack a punch
play the heavy
rough and ready
suck it up
take heart
two-fisted attack
weak-kneed
zinger
stronger
bigger than life
blood is thicker than water
toughen up
strongest
in your prime
pecking order
strongly
dead set against
struggle
the bitter end
stuck
go nowhere fast
sweet on
student
Christmas graduate
handout
jock
liveware
suckbucket
the old college try
study
bone up on
burn the midnight oil
crack a book
hit the books
read up on
stuff
Fibber McGee's closet
kit and caboodle
know the score
monkey business
shove it [B]
stumble
throw you
stump
hard put
stunned
on queer street
stunning
knockout
stupid
cut the crap [B]
dense
dipstick
duh
dumbo
half-there
shithead [B]
smarten up
sturdy
built like a brick shithouse [B]
style
a bull in a china shop
find your voice
in a big way
in a rut
it works
lead a life
make a splash
make an entrance
on a silver platter
the best of both worlds
styled
dolled up
stylish
groovy
snazzy
subcompact
puddlejumper
subculture
hip hop (generation)
subject
a mental block
drop
hold forth
it was Greek to me
one-track mind
zoom in
substance
all show
another nail in your coffin
substitute
jury-rig
make do
pinch-hitter (baseball)
Plan B
stand in
subtle
put out feelers
suburbs
the burbs
succeed
a golden opportunity
a snowball's chance in hell
bomb out
come off
even a blind pig can find an acorn
fall through
get ahead
get off the ground
go places
haven't got a hope in hell
last resort
late bloomer
make it big
more power to you
open some doors
pan out
piggyback
pull it off
self-made man
step on people
stop at nothing
the heat is on
the key to success
where there's a will, there's a way
work out
you need money to make money
succeeded
she peed
succeeding
coming up roses
going strong
haven't got a hope
success
comeback kid
future looks bright
get off to a good start
have it made
high hopes
make a comeback
nothing succeeds like success
own worst enemy
rest on your laurels
ride his coattails
ride the wave
toot your own horn
successful
don't count your chickens before they hatch
get it together
got it made
keep your fingers crossed
make something of yourself
off to a good start
something borrowed, something blue
together
you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody
successfully
bring it off
get off the ground
succession
a losing streak
a lucky streak
such
get off your soap box
such a card
suck
brown nose [B]
butter up
kowtow
wait on you hand and foot
sucker
deke you
one born every minute
there's one born every minute
sudden
a crush on
breakdown
have an attack
love at first sight
play havoc with
suddenly
a blowout
break into song
break out
fly off the handle
havoc strikes
let her rip
lo and behold
wake with a start
sue
take you to court
suffer
pay the price
take your lumps
suffering
put out of its misery
sufficient
as useless as a fifth wheel
last me
sugar
a sweet tooth
suggest
begs the question
drop a hint
get at
hit the nail on the head
lay a trip
point a finger at
throw that in
suggestions
food for thought
suing
take you for all you've got
suit
becomes you
didn't have a stitch of clothes on
full Monty
suited
cut out for
sum
chicken feed
peanuts
summary
track record
summer
dog days of summer
sun
at first light
bag some rays
catch some rays
goodies
the best things in life are free
sunglasses
shades
sunset
golden years
sunshine
bag some rays
super
awesome
bonzer
lightning fast
mint condition
supercharge
hop up
tweak
superior
a cut above
a flash in the pan
ego trip
head and shoulders
high handed
kick ass
look down on
no great shakes
not so hot
the bee's knees
superstar
lesser lights
who do you think you are
supervise
check up on
ride herd
take charge
supervised
on parole
supervisor
chief cook and bottle washer
self-starter
supper
last call
supplier
corner the market
supplies
gear up
gofer
rabbit
supply
do me for/do me until
lay on
motherlode
tide me over
support
back you
backpack (business)
bring home the bacon
buy into
carry the day
case in point
down with
fence sitter
if you're not with us you're against us
more power to you
pull for
pull the plug
pull the rug out
sell out
stand up and be counted
stand up for
stick up for
strike out on your own
take sides
up with
supporters
fifth column
supporting
on side
on the bandwagon
on your own
on your side
supportive
be there for me
sure
a shoo-in
a sure thing
dead certain
in deep trouble
in the bag
make a point of
positive
rest assured
sure as hell
without a doubt
you can bet your bottom dollar
surf
hang ten (surfing)
surface
at face value
you can't tell a book by its cover
surprise
all things being equal
bowl me over
catch me by surprise
catch you off guard
dark horse
faze me out
floor you
freak/freak out
jump
knock your socks off
play a prank on
raised eyebrows
throw a curve
surprised
blow me down
by golly
eat my hat/shirt
find yourself
flip
knock me over with a feather
shit myself [B]
shit or wind my watch
surprising
good gravy
sleeper
you don't say
surprisingly
wonder of wonders
survey
surf the Net
survive
below the poverty line
eke out a living
haven't got a hope in hell
keep your head above water
know your way around
make your way
nine lives
see you through
street smarts
weather the storm
worldly wise
suspense
a nail-biter
on the edge of your seat
wait with bated breath
with bated breath
swallow
eat that
hard to take
wash it down
swear
the air was blue
watch your language
wouldn't say shit if her mouth was full of it [B]
swearing
the air was blue
sweat
break a sweat
not to worry
work up a sweat
sweater
stacked
sweater girl
sweep
cover up
winning streak
sweet
got a crush on
sweet tooth
sweetheart
old flame
sweetie
honey
swell
slick
swelled
let it go to your head
too big for his britches
swerve
cut off
swift
dense
swimming
skinny dip
swindle
shaft
swindled
been had
swing
the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
switch
boot up
symbol
pay my respects
stand for
sympathetic
hard as nails
sympathy
bleeding heart
cry me a river
feel for
have a soft spot for
move you to tears
symptoms
a touch of
full blown
synchronicity
double whammy
system
Internet
log off
log on
Netwar
running water
trickle-down economics
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