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rush hourThe times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.Rate it:

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saeculi consuetudo or ratio atque inclinatio temporis (temporum)the spirit of the times, the fashion.Rate it:

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saepius revocatur (Liv. 7. 2. 9)he is encored several times.Rate it:

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saluti suae consulere, prospicereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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senatum vocare, convocareto call a meeting of the senate.Rate it:

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senior momenta momentary lapse in memory, especially in an older person; when someone forgets something, especially when they are older, we call this a senior momentRate it:

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sexcenties, millies dixiI have said it a thousand times.Rate it:

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shaky timesThe expression reflects negative influences of many categories, including financing, government interference and changes in the firm's leadership.Rate it:

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shaky timesThe expression reflects negative influences of many categories, including financing, government interference and changes in a firm's leadership.Rate it:

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shower withTo give to someone an abundance of; to give someone something many times in quick succession.Rate it:

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side effectA change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").Rate it:

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sign of the timesA symbol of an era; a zeitgeist.Rate it:

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sing outTo call out.Rate it:

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singin' the bluesAn individual who seems to dwell too much on the negative aspects of daily life and times:Rate it:

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smear campaignAn effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.Rate it:

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sound outTo speak or sing loudly, to call out.Rate it:

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stay togetherTo remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so.Rate it:

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stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:

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suis rebus or sibi consulereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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sword and sandalOf or pertaining to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.Rate it:

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taillable et corvéable à merciexploitable endlessly; at the beck and call of; at one's biddingRate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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testari deos (Sull. 31. 86)to call the gods to witness.Rate it:

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thick and thinBoth good and bad times.Rate it:

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throw oneself atTo make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get someone's romantic attention.Rate it:

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time outTo call for a suspension of activity or conversation.Rate it:

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time outTo call for a time-out.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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totum se fingere et accommodare ad alicuius arbitrium et nutumto be at the beck and call of another; to be his creature.Rate it:

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tough callA choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.Rate it:

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tough loveThe compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.Rate it:

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tough times never last because if you believe you can be tougherTough times don’t last if you believeRate it:

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toute vérité n'est pas bonne à direAll truths are not to be spoken at all times.Rate it:

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two for twoIn baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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videant or dent operam consules, ne quid res publica detrimenti capiat (Catil. 1. 2. 4)let the consuls take measures for the protection of the state.Rate it:

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vir ut temporibus illis doctusa man of considerable learning for those times.Rate it:

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viva la Pepalet the good times rollRate it:

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voilà ce que j'appelle pleuvoirThis is what I call raining with a vengeance.Rate it:

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what's newAn informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their lives. A typical response might be, "Not much, you?". At times the greeting may not be literal and might just be used as a synonym for hello or what's up.Rate it:

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whatchumacallitWhat you may call it.Rate it:

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when the going gets tough, the tough get goingin difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.Rate it:

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when the going gets weird, the weird turn proIn times of change or upheaval, anyone can make a legitimate business from their own personal vision, however different it may be.Rate it:

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white rabbitWhite rabbit is the first thing one must say, usually 3 times, on the first day of each month.Rate it:

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who's callingUsed by a phone-call receiver to ask the identity of the caller.Rate it:

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why not ZoidbergCall of attention to something that is ridiculous.Rate it:

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witha flint and a meat axeA Depression Expression: A violent verbal assertion and call for action as a result of a dirty trick or mischevious misdemeanor.Rate it:

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wrong telephone numberA telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.Rate it:

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ye oldePseudo-archaic, pertaining to a historically inaccurate invocation of pre-modern times.Rate it:

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you call thisUsed to indicate that something is unsatisfactory, inadequate, substandard.Rate it:

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