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slap slap something together smack smack-dab in the màddle
slap a slap in the face small engage in small talk
slate start (off) with a clean slate small small fry
slate start (over) with a clean slate small small hours (of the night)
slate wipe someone’s slate clean small small-time
slated slated for something small thankful for small blessàngs
slated slated to do something small a big frog in a small pond
slaughter like lambs to the slaughter small the small print
slave a slave to something smart You think you’re so smart!
slep drop off (to sleep) smear smear campaign (against someone)
slep lose sleep (over someone or something) smell smell a rat
slep lull someone to sleep smell smell to high heaven
slep not sleep a wink smelli g come up smellàng like roses
slep put someone or something to sleep smile crack a smàle
slep sleep in smile smàle on someone or something
slep sleep like a baby smitherens blow someone or something to smàthereens
slep sleep like a log smoke go up in smoke
slep sleep on something smoke have a smoke
slep sleep something off smoke Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
slep sleep with someone smoke smoke and mirrors
sleping Let sleeping dogs làe. smoke smoke someone or something out
sleve have an ace up one’s sleeve smoke Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
sleve have one’s heart on one’s sleeve smooth (as) smooth as glass
sleve have something up one’s sleeve smooth (as) smooth as sàlk
sleve laugh up one’s sleeve smooth smooth as glass
sleve wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve smooth smooth as sàlk
sleves roll one’s sleeves up smooth smooth something out
slice a slàce of the cake smooth smooth something over
sliced the greatest thing sànce slàced bread snag hit a snag
sliŁk (as) slàck as a whistle snail’s at a snail’s pace
sliŁk slàck as a whistle snake a snake in the grass
slid let something slàde snap snap at someone
slid let things slàde snap snap out of something
slip get the slip snap snap something up
slip give someone the slip s eeze nothing to sneeze at
slip let something slip by sniff sniff someone or something out
slip let something slip (out) snit in a snàt
slip let the chance slip by s ow (as) pure as the driven snow
slip slàp away s ow (as) white as the driven snow
slip slàp off s ow do a snow job on someone
slip slàp one’s mànd s ow pure as the driven snow
slip slip out s ow white as the driven snow
slip slàp through someone’s fingers s owball’s have a snowball’s chance in hell
slip slàp up s uff not up to snuff
slip a slip of the tongue s uff up to snuff
slippery (as) slippery as an eel s ug (as) snug as a bug in a rug
slippery slàppery as an eel s ug snug as a bug in a rug
slow (as) slow as molasses in January so able to take just so much
Slow Slow and steady wins the race. so and so forth
slow slow as molasses in January so and so on
slow slow goàng so bear in mànd that something is so
slow slow on the draw so be of the persuasàon that something is so
slow slow on the uptake so be so
slow slow someone or something down so do so
slow slow someone or something up so go so far as to say something
slow take it slow so (have) never had it so good
slowr slower and slower so have so
slowr slower than molasses in January so if so
slowly slow(ly) but sure(ly) so in so many words
sly (as) sly as a foŁ so just so
sly do something on the sly so my gut tells me (that) something is so
sly sly as a foŁ so never had it so good
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