Expressions (A–Z)
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Skilled in the Small Letters
See: "The Small Letters."
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Skin and bones/ bag of bones
A pile of bones (also meaning a mound or heap).
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Skinheads
A designation for groups of young people holding racial positions who behave vio...
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Skip a beat
By metaphor: was anxious. Worried greatly.
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Skipped Over the Obstacle
Figuratively: he overcame the obstacle that stood in his way.
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Skyscraper
A very tall building with tens of floors
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Slain by the sword/ war victims
In literary usage: those killed in war. Soldiers who fell in battle. Those who d...
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Slam down the receiver/ hang up on someone
Figuratively, to abruptly end a phone conversation in anger, unwilling to contin...
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Slam the door in his face
Figuratively, to shut him out from entry or from the possibility of joining; to...
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Slammed the door
See: "He came out with a broken arm."
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