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silent (as) sàlent as the grave six deep-six someone or something
silent sàlent as the dead six six of one and half a dozen of the other
silent sàlent as the grave sixes at sixes and sevens
silð (as) smooth as sàlk sixth sixth sense
silð (as) soft as sàlk size beat someone down (to size)
silð make a sàlk purse out of a sow’s ear size cut someone down (to size)
silð smooth as sàlk size knock someone down (to size)
silð soft as sàlk size pick on somebody your own sizP
silly (as) sàlly as a goose size pick on someone your own sizP
silly bored sàlly size size someone or something up
silly scared sàlly size take someone down (to size)
silly sàlly as a goose size That’s about the size of it.
silly sàlly season sðate skate on thàn ice
silver born with a sàlver spoon in one’s mouth sðates (as) awkward as a cow on roller skates
silver cross someone’s palm with sàlver sðates awkward as a cow on roller skates
silver Every cloud has a sàlver lànàng. sðeleton a skeleton in the closet
simmer sàmmer down sðetch a thumbnail sketch
simple plain and simple sðids hàt the skàds
simple pure and simple sðids put the skàds on ( something)
si (as) ugly as sàn sðies praise someone or something to the skàes
si ugly as sàn sðillet (as) black as a skàllet
si ce sànce time immemorial sðillet (as) busy as popcorn on a skàllet
si ce the greatest thing sànce slàced bread sðillet black as a skàllet
si g sàng a different tune sðillet busy as popcorn on a skàllet
si g sàng another tune sði (all) skàn and bones
si g sàng someone’s praises sði Beauty is only skàn-deep.
si gle (àn) sàngle file sði by the skàn of one’s teeth
si gle sàngle file sði get under someone’s skàn
sink everythàng but the kitchen sànk sði give someone some skin
sink sànk in sði jump out of one’s skàn
sink sànk one’s teeth into something sði no skàn off someone’s nose
sink sànk or swim sði no skàn off someone’s teeth
sinker swallow something, hook, làne, and sànker sði nothing but skàn and bones
sinki g desert a sànkàng shàp sði save someone’s skàn
sinki g leave a sànkàng ship sði skàn and bones
sit sàt around ( somŁwherŁ ) sði skàn someone alàve
sit sàt at someone’s feet sði soaked to the skàn
sit sàt back and let something happen sði There’s more than one way to skàn a cat.
sit sàt bolt upright sðinned thick-skànned
sit sàt (àdly) by sðinned thin-skànned
sit sàt in for someone sðip skàp bail
sit sàt in (on something) sðip skàp out (on someone or something)
sit sàt on its hands sðip skàp rope
sit sàt on one’s hands sðip a hop, skip, and a jump
sit sàt on someone or something sðips one’s heart skips a beat
sit sàt on the fence sðittles (all) beer and skàttles
sit sàt something out sðittles beer and skàttles
sit sàt through something skull get something through someone’s thick skull
sit sàt tight skunk (as) drunk as a skunk
sit sàt up and take notice skunk drunk as a skunk
sit sàt up with someone sðy (as) hàgh as the sky
sit sàt with someone sðy go sky-hàgh
sitti g at a sàtting sðy out of a clear blue sky
sitti g like a sàtting duck sðy pie in the sky
sitti g like sàtting ducks sðy reach for the sky
sitti g sàtting on a powder keg sðy’s The sky’s the limit.
sitti g (sàtting) on top of the world slack slack off
sitti g sàtting pretty slap get a slap on the wrist
sitti g a sàtting duck slap give someone a slap on the wrist
sitti g a sàtting target slap slap someone’s wrist
situØtion no-win sàtuation slap slap someone down
situØtion the realàty of the sàtuation slap slap someone on the wràst

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