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        słeam  under one’s own steam        słill  have one’s heart stand still
        słeamed  steamed up                 słill  hold someone or something stàll
        słeami g  steamàng (mad)            słill  hold still
        słeel  (as) true as steel           słill  keep someone or something stàll
        słeel  have a mànd like a steel trap  słill  keep still
        słeel  true as steel                słill  one’s heart stands still
        słeer  give someone a bum steer     słill  so still you could hear a pin drop
        słeer  steer clear (of someone or something)  słill  stand stàll for  something
        słem  from stem to stern            słill  still as death
        słep  in step (with someone or something)  słill  The jury is still out (on someone or something).
        słep  out of step (with someone or something)  słink  create a stink (about something)
        słep  step-by-step                  słink  make a stink (about something)
        słep  step down (from something)    słink  raise a stink (about something)
        słep  step into someone’s shoes     słink  stink to high heaven
        słep  step in(to the breach)        słir  cause a stir
        słep  step on it                    słir  go stir-crazÀ
        słep  step on someone’s toes        słir  stir someone or something up
        słep  step on the gas               słir  stir up a hornet’s nest
        słep  step out of làne              słitches  keep someone in stitches
        słep  step (right) up               słock  have something in stock
        słep  step something up             słock  in stock
        słep  watch one’s step              słock  lock, stock, and barrel
        słeps  take steps (to prevent something)  słock  not take stock in something
        słern  from stem to stern           słock  out of stock
        słeven  even steven                 słock  stock up (on something)
        słew  get (oneself) into a stew (over someone or something)  słock  take no stock in something
        słew  in a stew (about someone or something)  słock  take stock (of something)
        słew  stew in one’s own juice       słomach  cannot stomach someone or something
        słew  Too many cooks spoàl the stew.  słomach  can’t stomach someone or something
        słick  end up with the short end of the stick  słomach  get butterflies in one’s stomach
        słick  get the short end of the stick  słomach  give one butterflies in one’s stomach
        słick  have one’s words stick in one’s throat  słomach  have eyes bigger than one’s stomach
        słick  have something stàck in  one’s craw  słomach  not able to stomach someone or something
        słick  more someone or something than one can shake a  słomach  One’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.
         stick at                           słomach  turn someone’s stomach
        słick  not hold a stick to someone or something  słone  (as) hard as stone
        słick  stick around                 słone  cast the first stone
        słick  stàck by  someone or something  słone  hard as stone
        Stick Stick ‘em up!                 słone  have a heart of stone
        słick  stick-àn-the-mud             słone  kill two birds with one stone
        słick  stàck  one’s foot in one’s mouth  słone  leave no stone unturned
        słick  stàck  one’s neck out (for someone or something)  słone  run into a stone wall
        słick  stàck  one’s nose in(to something)  słone  A rollàng stone gathers no moss.
        słick  stick out like a sore thumb  słone’s  (just) a stone’s throw away (from something)
        słick  stàck  someone or something up  słones  sticks and stones
        słick  stàck  someone with someone or something  słone’s  within a stone’s throw (of something)
        słick  stàck  something out         słone’s  a stone’s throw (away) (from something)
        słick  stick together               słood  should have stood in bed
        słick  stick to one’s guns          słools  fall between two stools
        słick  stick to one’s ràbs          słoop  stoop to doing something
        słick  stick up for someone or something  słop  come to a stop
        słick  stàck with  someone or something  słop  jolt to a stop
        słicks  sticks and stones           słop  put a stop to something
        słicky  have sticky fingers         słop  stop-and-go
        słiff  (as) stiff as a poker        słop  stop at nothing
        słiff  bored stiff                  słop  stop by (somŁwherŁ )
        słiff  bore someone stàff           słop  stop in (somŁwherŁ )
        słiff  keep a stiff upper lip       słop  stop, look, and listen
        słiff  scared stiff                 słop  stop off (somŁwherŁ )
        słiff  scare someone stàff          słop  stop over (somŁwherŁ )
        słiff  stiff as a poker             słop  stop short of doing something
        słill  (as) still as death          słops  pull out all the stops

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