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short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:

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spitting distanceA short distance.Rate it:

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spur of the momentImpluse; short notice; a lack of planning.Rate it:

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step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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stop offTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place.Rate it:

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stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.Rate it:

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success has many fathers, failure is an orphanMany will seek credit for success, few will accept responsibility for failure.Rate it:

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sumptui parcere (Fam. 16. 4)to incur few expenses.Rate it:

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sword and sorceryOf or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take fiveTo take a five-minute break from some activity, take a short break from some activity.Rate it:

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tap inA simple, short putt very close to the hole.Rate it:

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the long and shortThe gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.Rate it:

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the long and short of itThe gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features; said of a summary or digest.Rate it:

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the long and short of itThe most reasonable explanation, closest to the real facts in the matter.Rate it:

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the other dayRecently; lately; a few days ago.Rate it:

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this won't get the baby into a short dressTo take inadequate action dealing with an opportunityRate it:

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tl;drToo long; didn’t read. Used to indicate that one did not read a text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.Rate it:

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to theShort for to the... power, or to the...Rate it:

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touch onTo come or go to for a short time.Rate it:

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twenty winksa very short sleep, half as long as forty winks.Rate it:

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ut brevi comprehendamin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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ut brevi praecīdamin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectarin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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ut paucis (rem) absolvamin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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venez demain, nous serons en petit comitéCome to-morrow, there will be only a few intimate friends.Rate it:

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vertically challengedOf a person, short.Rate it:

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vete con la música a otra partescram; get outta here; go take a long walk off a short pierRate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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wiener doganother name for a Dachshund breed of dog; a long short-legged dogRate it:

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woman of few wordsA woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.Rate it:

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work like a dreamTo function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.Rate it:

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you name itUsed after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things.Rate it:

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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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короче, СклифосовскийUsed to cut short someone's long speech.Rate it:

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פעם שלישית גלידהSaid when meeting someone for the second time in a short span : long time no seeRate it:

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生快Short for 生日快樂 ／生日快乐.Rate it:

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空即是色Short for 色即是空，空即是色.Rate it:

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色即是空Short for 色即是空，空即是色.Rate it:

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衫短褲闊人矮鼻直A phrase used to memorise the eight tones in Min Nan. the clothes short, the pants broad, the person short, the nose straight.Rate it:

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貴人多忘事important people tend to have short memories; someone having a forgetful mindRate it:

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