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see someone\’s point

Definition: To understand the meaning that someone is trying to convey. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

see a man about a dog

Definition: used as an excuse for leaving without giving the real reason (especially if the reason is to go to the toilet, …

screw the pooch

Definition: To screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

scream blue murder

Definition: (also shout blue murder or scream bloody murder) to shout or complain loudly because you are annoyed about something. Discuss this …

scot-free

Definition: To escape and not have to pay. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

scaredy cat

Definition: someone who is easily frightened. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

scapegoat

Definition: Someone else who takes the blame. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

say your piece

Definition: Tell what you have to say Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

say uncle

Definition: to admit failure. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

saved by the bell

Definition: Saved at the last possible moment. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

save face

Definition: To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one\’s reputation or honor. Discuss this Idiom in the comments …

salt of the earth

Definition: said about somone who is honest and good. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

sail close to the wind

Definition: when you sail close to the wind you act just within the limits of what is legal or acceptable. Discuss this …

sail against the wind

Definition: to work to achieve something that is difficult because most people would oppose it. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

safety in numbers

Definition: safety in numbers is the hypothesis that, by being part of a large physical group or mass, an individual is proportionally …

safe and sound

Definition: safe and without injury or damage. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

sacred cow

Definition: anything someone believes in without ever being able to question or criticize. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

run out of steam

Definition: To be completely out of energy. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rule of thumb

Definition: A rough estimate. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

root and branch

Definition: completely. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

roof something over

Definition: to build a roof over something. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rome wasn’t built in a day

Definition: said to emphasize that great work takes time to do. Nothing of importance can be done in a short period of …

rome was not built in one day

Definition: If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rise and shine

Definition: Time to get out of bed and get ready for work/school. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

ring fencing

Definition: Seperated usual judgement to guarantee protection, especially project funds. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

right down to

Definition: considering even minor things or people. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

right as rain

Definition: Needed, appropriate, essential, or hoped-for and has come to mean perfect, well, absolutely right. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

reinvent the wheel

Definition: to waste one’s time doing something that has already been done satisfactorily. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

red-letter day

Definition: a particularly significant day (personal or sectarian), usually very positive, sometimes very negative. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

red ink

Definition: a euphemism for financial loss. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

red handed

Definition: be discovered in or just after the act of doing something wrong or illegal Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

red flag

Definition: A sign or signal that something is wrong cue, it is a warning, or alert. Discuss this Idiom in the comments …

raw deal

Definition: said when someones is ill treated. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

raise eyebrows

Definition: To cause surprise or mild disapproval. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

raining cats and dogs

Definition: A very loud and noisy rain storm. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

raincheck

Definition: An offer or deal that is declined right now but willing to accept later. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rain or shine

Definition: (also come rain or shine) whatever happens;no matter whether it is rainy or sunny. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rain cats and dogs

Definition: to rain heavily. It’s raining cats and dogs. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rack one’s brain

Definition: (also rack one’s brains) to think very hard about something. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

rabbit hole

Definition: (From Alice in Wonderland) A way into a bizarre world. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

quote a price

Definition: state in advance the price for… Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

quick one

Definition: to have a drink before going somewhere. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

question of time

Definition: (also a matter of time) said about something that will surely happen. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

queer the pitch

Definition: Destroy or ruin a plan. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

quake in one’s boots

Definition: To be frightened, scared, or nervous. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

put words in somebody’s mouth

Definition: To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say, to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something. Discuss …