Idioms

shine up to (someone)
to try to please someone, to try to make friends with someone
The man is always shining up to his boss in the hopes of getting an increase in salary.

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  • shipping and handling
  • ships that pass in the night
  • shirk one's duty
  • shook up
  • shoot for (something)
  • shoot from the hip
  • shoot one's mouth off
  • shoot one's wad
  • shoot out (something)
  • shoot straight
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  • like an open book
  • slap (someone or something) down or slap down (someone or something)
  • sweep (someone) off his or her feet
  • hang out (somewhere)
  • long face
  • throw up (something) or throw (something) up
  • reliance on (someone or something)
  • separate but equal
  • gyp (someone) out of (something)
  • promise (someone) the moon


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    In Canada, the $1 and $2 come in the form of coins. The $1 is nicknamed a loonie because it contains a loon on it and the $2 is nicknamed the twonie because it is the equivalent of two loonies.      .. More >>
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