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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • same oldphraseC1Nothing has changed since you last asked.
  • satellite townphraseC1A smaller town depending on a nearby city.
  • see throughphraseC1To spot the truth behind someone's trick; also, to finish what you started.
  • seize up/ˌsiːz ˈʌp/phraseC1For moving parts to stick fast and stop.
  • set a precedentphraseC1To do something that later cases will follow.
  • set downphraseC12 meaningsTo record something formally in writing.
  • set forthphraseC1To begin a journey, or to state something in order.
  • show someone the ropesphraseC1To teach a newcomer how things work.
  • shrivel upphraseC1To dry and wrinkle into something smaller.
  • sibling rivalryphraseC1Competition between brothers and sisters.
  • single out/ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈaʊ̯t/phraseC1To pick one person from the group for special treatment.
  • sit on the fencephraseC1To refuse to pick a side.
  • size upphraseC1To look at somebody and judge what they are like.
  • slow on the uptakephraseC1Taking longer than others to understand.
  • smell a rat/ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/phraseC1To sense that something dishonest is going on.
  • snow underphraseC1To give somebody far more work than they can manage.
  • sound outphraseC1To discreetly find out somebody's opinion before acting.
  • speak of the devilphraseC1Said when the person you were just discussing walks in.
  • speak outphraseC1To publicly say what you think despite the risk.
  • speak volumesphraseC1To say a great deal without any words at all.
  • speaking of whichphraseC1Said to move on to a related subject.
  • spick and spanphraseC1Perfectly clean and tidy.
  • splash outphraseC1To spend generously on something special.
  • split hairsphraseC1To argue over differences too fine to matter.
  • splitting hairsphraseC1Arguing over a difference too small to matter.
  • squander awayphraseC1To fritter a fortune or a chance until nothing is left.
  • stand upphraseA12 meaningsTo rise to your feet.
  • stare downphraseC12 meaningsTo defeat somebody by holding their gaze until they look away.
  • steal someone's thunderphraseC1To take the attention that was meant for someone else's moment.
  • step downphraseC1To resign from an important position.
  • stick to your gunsphraseC1To hold to your position under pressure.
  • stop dead in your tracksphraseC1To halt instantly out of shock or surprise.
  • strike a balancephraseC1To find the workable point between two extremes.
  • string upphraseC1To hang somebody, or to hang something between two points.
  • summon upphraseC1To gather the courage or strength you need.
  • swear inphraseC1To administer a formal oath to somebody taking office or giving evidence.
  • sweep it under the carpetphraseC1To hide a problem instead of dealing with it.
  • swot upphraseC1To study hard for a test at the last minute.