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Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 1007 (50 per page)Stick with
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stick with
1. Used other than as an idiom: see stick, with.
2. (idiomatic) To remain close to.
3. (idiomatic) To follow or adhere to.
? Please stick with the path marked on the map, and try not to get lost.
4. (informal) To follow loyally.
? Stick with me, and I'll protect you.
5. To persist in using or employing.
? The Jets are stic
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stick with
1. Used other than as an idiom: see stick, with.
2. (idiomatic) To remain close to.
3. (idiomatic) To follow or adhere to.
? Please stick with the path marked on the map, and try not to get lost.
4. (informal) To follow loyally.
? Stick with me, and I'll protect you.
5. To persist in using or employing.
? The Jets are stic
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Stick-in-the-mud
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stick-in-the-mud (plural stick-in-the-muds or sticks-in-the-mud)
1. (mildly insulting, idiomatic) Alternative spelling of stick in the mud.
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stick-in-the-mud (plural stick-in-the-muds or sticks-in-the-mud)
1. (mildly insulting, idiomatic) Alternative spelling of stick in the mud.
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Sticker shock
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sticker shock (usually uncountable, plural sticker shocks)
1. (idiomatic, chiefly US) Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.
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sticker shock (usually uncountable, plural sticker shocks)
1. (idiomatic, chiefly US) Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.
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Sticking point
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A sticking point is a controversial issue that causes an interruption or blocks progress in discussions or negotiations.
sticking point (plural sticking points)
1. (idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
2. (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast;
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The choice of distributor was a sticking point in the negotiations.
A sticking point is a controversial issue that causes an interruption or blocks progress in discussions or negotiations.
sticking point (plural sticking points)
1. (idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
2. (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast;
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The choice of distributor was a sticking point in the negotiations.
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Sticking-place
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sticking-place (plural sticking-places)
1. (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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sticking-place (plural sticking-places)
1. (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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Stickler for the rules
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Someone who is a stickler for the rules is a disciplinarian who demands strict observance of the rules or procedures.
Someone who is a stickler for the rules is a disciplinarian who demands strict observance of the rules or procedures.
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Be sure to use the proper form. Mr. Brown is a stickler for the rules.
Someone who is a stickler for the rules is a disciplinarian who demands strict observance of the rules or procedures.
Someone who is a stickler for the rules is a disciplinarian who demands strict observance of the rules or procedures.
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Be sure to use the proper form. Mr. Brown is a stickler for the rules.
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Sticky fingers
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Someone who has sticky fingers has a tendency to steal.
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Items have been disappearing from the stock recently. Do any of the employees have sticky fingers?
Someone who has sticky fingers has a tendency to steal.
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Items have been disappearing from the stock recently. Do any of the employees have sticky fingers?
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Stiff upper lip
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stiff upper lip (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as keep a stiff upper lip.
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stiff upper lip (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as keep a stiff upper lip.
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Stiff upper lip
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If a person keeps a stiff upper lip, they contain their emotion and do not let other people see their feelings.
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When she heard the bad news, she kept a stiff upper lip.
If a person keeps a stiff upper lip, they contain their emotion and do not let other people see their feelings.
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When she heard the bad news, she kept a stiff upper lip.
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Sting like a bee
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sting like a bee
1. (colloquial, simile) to deliver a powerful punch
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sting like a bee
1. (colloquial, simile) to deliver a powerful punch
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Sting someone
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If you sting someone for an amount of money, you make them pay for something, usually in a deceitful manner.
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Not only was the lunch boring but I was stung for $25!
If you sting someone for an amount of money, you make them pay for something, usually in a deceitful manner.
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Not only was the lunch boring but I was stung for $25!
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Stink eye
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stink eye
1. (idiomatic) An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
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stink eye
1. (idiomatic) An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
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Stink on ice
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stink on ice (third-person singular simple present stinks on ice, present participle stinking on ice, simple past stank on ice, past participle stunk on ice)
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To be of very poor quality, even repulsive.
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stink on ice (third-person singular simple present stinks on ice, present participle stinking on ice, simple past stank on ice, past participle stunk on ice)
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To be of very poor quality, even repulsive.
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Stink to high heaven
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If something has a very strong unpleasant smell, it stinks to high heaven.
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Take off those socks - they stink to high heaven!
If something has a very strong unpleasant smell, it stinks to high heaven.
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Take off those socks - they stink to high heaven!
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Stir crazy
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If a person goes stir-crazy, they become very agitated or nervous because they have been confined to a place for too long.
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After several days in quarantine, people were going stir-crazy.
If a person goes stir-crazy, they become very agitated or nervous because they have been confined to a place for too long.
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After several days in quarantine, people were going stir-crazy.
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Stir up a hornet's nest
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If you stir up a hornet's nest, you do something which causes a commotion and provokes criticism and anger.
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His letter to the Board stirred up a real hornet's nest.
If you stir up a hornet's nest, you do something which causes a commotion and provokes criticism and anger.
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His letter to the Board stirred up a real hornet's nest.
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Stir-crazy
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stir-crazy (comparative more stir-crazy, superlative most stir-crazy)
1. (idiomatic) Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.
2. By extension, restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement.
? After so many days of rain, the kids started to get a bit stir-crazy.
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stir-crazy (comparative more stir-crazy, superlative most stir-crazy)
1. (idiomatic) Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.
2. By extension, restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement.
? After so many days of rain, the kids started to get a bit stir-crazy.
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Stock phrase
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stock phrase (plural stock phrases)
1. (idiomatic) A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
? Bart Simpson's stock phrase "I didn't do it" was once lampooned on the show itself.
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stock phrase (plural stock phrases)
1. (idiomatic) A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
? Bart Simpson's stock phrase "I didn't do it" was once lampooned on the show itself.
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Stone cold
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stone cold
1. (idiomatic) Very cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.
? I forgot to turn on the burner under the soup and found it sitting there, still stone cold, twenty minutes later.
2. (idiomatic) Certain; definite; obvious.
? Interest rate rise a 'stone-cold certainty' despite industry plea ()
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stone cold
1. (idiomatic) Very cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.
? I forgot to turn on the burner under the soup and found it sitting there, still stone cold, twenty minutes later.
2. (idiomatic) Certain; definite; obvious.
? Interest rate rise a 'stone-cold certainty' despite industry plea ()
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Stone dead
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stone dead
1. (idiomatic) Utterly dead.
? He did the crime and will go to jail - the fact that he did not know it was illegal does not enter into it.
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stone dead
1. (idiomatic) Utterly dead.
? He did the crime and will go to jail - the fact that he did not know it was illegal does not enter into it.
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Stone deaf
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stone deaf (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Utterly deaf.
? Years of working under such noisy conditions ultimately left him stone deaf.
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stone deaf (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Utterly deaf.
? Years of working under such noisy conditions ultimately left him stone deaf.
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Stone's throw
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stone's throw
1. (idiomatic) A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
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stone's throw
1. (idiomatic) A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
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Stonewall
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stonewall (plural stonewalls)
1. A refusal to cooperate.
stonewall (third-person singular simple present stonewalls, present participle stonewalling, simple past and past participle stonewalled)
1. (informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying informa
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stonewall (plural stonewalls)
1. A refusal to cooperate.
stonewall (third-person singular simple present stonewalls, present participle stonewalling, simple past and past participle stonewalled)
1. (informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying informa
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Stool pigeon
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A person who acts as an informer, especially one who gives information to the police or the authorities, is called a stool pigeon.
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I don't trust Jack. I think he's a stool pigeon for the management.
A person who acts as an informer, especially one who gives information to the police or the authorities, is called a stool pigeon.
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I don't trust Jack. I think he's a stool pigeon for the management.
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Stool pigeon
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A person who acts as an informer, especially one who gives information to the police or the authorities, is called a stool pigeon.
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I don't trust Jack. I think he's a stool pigeon for the management.
A person who acts as an informer, especially one who gives information to the police or the authorities, is called a stool pigeon.
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I don't trust Jack. I think he's a stool pigeon for the management.
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Stop and smell the roses
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stop and smell the roses
1. (idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
? Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then.
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stop and smell the roses
1. (idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
? Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then.
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Stop at nothing
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Someone who would stop at nothing would do anything, even something illegal or immoral, to obtain what they want.
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He's stop at nothing if there was a possibility of making money.
Someone who would stop at nothing would do anything, even something illegal or immoral, to obtain what they want.
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He's stop at nothing if there was a possibility of making money.
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Stop dead
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stop dead
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To stop suddenly.
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stop dead
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To stop suddenly.
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Stop dead in tracks
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If you stop dead in your tracks, you stop suddenly because you are totally surprised or frightened.
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When Steve saw the snake, he stopped dead in his tracks.
If you stop dead in your tracks, you stop suddenly because you are totally surprised or frightened.
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When Steve saw the snake, he stopped dead in his tracks.
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Stop on a dime
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stop on a dime (third-person singular simple present stops on a dime, present participle stopping on a dime, simple past and past participle stopped on a dime)
1. (intransitive, idiomatic, US) To stop dead; stop quickly.
? Don't tell me to drive real fast in this heavy traffic. You know I can't stop on a dime.
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stop on a dime (third-person singular simple present stops on a dime, present participle stopping on a dime, simple past and past participle stopped on a dime)
1. (intransitive, idiomatic, US) To stop dead; stop quickly.
? Don't tell me to drive real fast in this heavy traffic. You know I can't stop on a dime.
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Stop press
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stop press
1. (UK, journalism) The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
stop press!
1. (UK) Used to announce an event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of publication, particularly of a n
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stop press
1. (UK, journalism) The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
stop press!
1. (UK) Used to announce an event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of publication, particularly of a n
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Stop someone in his tracks
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stop (someone) in (his) tracks (third-person singular simple present stops someone in his tracks, present participle stopping someone in his tracks, simple past and past participle stopped someone in his tracks)
1. (idiomatic) To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.
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stop (someone) in (his) tracks (third-person singular simple present stops someone in his tracks, present participle stopping someone in his tracks, simple past and past participle stopped someone in his tracks)
1. (idiomatic) To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.
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Stop the lights
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stop the lights
1. (Ireland, idiomatic) An interjection expressing exasperation or incredulity. or to illustrate the humour in a situation.
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stop the lights
1. (Ireland, idiomatic) An interjection expressing exasperation or incredulity. or to illustrate the humour in a situation.
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Stop the presses
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stop the presses
1. (idiomatic) An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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stop the presses
1. (idiomatic) An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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Stop the rot
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When you prevent a situation from deteriorating, especially in business or politics, you stop the rot.
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There was so much conflict in the office that a new manager was appointed to stop the rot.
When you prevent a situation from deteriorating, especially in business or politics, you stop the rot.
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There was so much conflict in the office that a new manager was appointed to stop the rot.
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Store away
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store away (third-person singular simple present stores away, present participle storing away, simple past and past participle stored away)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To keep a supply of something, in a place or container.
? I don't think I need these papers any more, but just in case, I'll store them away in the attic.
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store away (third-person singular simple present stores away, present participle storing away, simple past and past participle stored away)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To keep a supply of something, in a place or container.
? I don't think I need these papers any more, but just in case, I'll store them away in the attic.
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Store up
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store up (third-person singular simple present stores up, present participle storing up, simple past and past participle stored up)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.
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store up (third-person singular simple present stores up, present participle storing up, simple past and past participle stored up)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.
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Storm in a tea-kettle
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storm in a tea-kettle
1. (idiomatic, English) A big fuss made in a small context.
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storm in a tea-kettle
1. (idiomatic, English) A big fuss made in a small context.
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Storm in a teacup
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To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.
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They were arguing about who should go to the supermarket, but it was just a storm in a teacup.
To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.
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They were arguing about who should go to the supermarket, but it was just a storm in a teacup.
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Storm in a teacup
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To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.
To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.
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They were arguing about who should go to the supermarket, but it was just a storm in a teacup.
To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.
To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.
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They were arguing about who should go to the supermarket, but it was just a storm in a teacup.
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Storm is brewing
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If you say that a storm is brewing, you mean that the atmosphere indicates that there is going to be trouble, probably with outbursts of anger or emotion.
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As soon as we saw Pete's face, we knew there was a storm brewing.
If you say that a storm is brewing, you mean that the atmosphere indicates that there is going to be trouble, probably with outbursts of anger or emotion.
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As soon as we saw Pete's face, we knew there was a storm brewing.
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Storm out of the blocks
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storm out of the blocks
1. (idiomatic) To begin rapidly.
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storm out of the blocks
1. (idiomatic) To begin rapidly.
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Stormy relationship
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If you have a stormy relationship with someone, you have a lot of arguments and disagreements.
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After a very stormy relationship, they decided to separate.
If you have a stormy relationship with someone, you have a lot of arguments and disagreements.
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After a very stormy relationship, they decided to separate.
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Stovepipe hat
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stovepipe hat (plural stovepipe hats)
1. (idiomatic) A type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.
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stovepipe hat (plural stovepipe hats)
1. (idiomatic) A type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.
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Straight and narrow
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straight and narrow (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.
? The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
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straight and narrow (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.
? The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
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Straight arrow
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straight arrow (plural straight arrows)
1. (idiomatic) A person of conventional morality
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straight arrow (plural straight arrows)
1. (idiomatic) A person of conventional morality
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Straight as a ramrod
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Someone who is (as) straight as a ramrod is a person who keeps a straight back and looks very serious.
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When my grandfather invited us for dinner, he used to sit straight as a ramrod at the head of the table.
Someone who is (as) straight as a ramrod is a person who keeps a straight back and looks very serious.
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When my grandfather invited us for dinner, he used to sit straight as a ramrod at the head of the table.
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Straight as an arrow
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Someone who is as straight as an arrow is a morally upright person who is extremely honest.
as straight as an arrow
1. (simile) very straight, travelling in a very straight trajectory.
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You can leave the keys with Andy. He's as straight as an arrow.
Someone who is as straight as an arrow is a morally upright person who is extremely honest.
as straight as an arrow
1. (simile) very straight, travelling in a very straight trajectory.
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You can leave the keys with Andy. He's as straight as an arrow.
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Straight away
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straight away
1. (idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately.
? This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away.
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straight away
1. (idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately.
? This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away.
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Straight face
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If you keep a straight face, you look serious although you really want to laugh.
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Our teacher was dressed so strangely that it was hard to keep a straight face!
If you keep a straight face, you look serious although you really want to laugh.
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Our teacher was dressed so strangely that it was hard to keep a straight face!
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