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[strong language]{n. phr.} Cursing; swearing. •/When Ned learned that he had been fired, he used some very strong language about his boss./
[strung out]{adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. •/The only explanation I can think of for Max’s behavior is that he must be strung out./ 2. To suffer because of a lack of something previously accustomed to, such as the love and affection of someone. •/Sue is all strung out for Jim; they’ve just split up./ Compare: SPACED OUT.
[stuck on]{slang} Very much in love with; crazy about. •/Judy thinks she is very pretty and very smart. She is stuck on herself./ •/Lucy is stuck on the football captain./
[stuck-up]{adj.}, {informal} Acting as if other people are not as good as you are; conceited; snobbish. •/Mary is very stuck-up, and will not speak to the poor children in her class./
[stuck with]{adj. phr.} Left in a predicament; left having to take care of a problem caused by another. •/Our neighbors vanished without a trace and we got stuck with their cat and dog./
[study] See: BROWN STUDY.
[stuff] See: KNOW ONE’S WAY AROUND(2).
[stuff and nonsense]{n.} Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense. •/Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuff and nonsense./ Often used as an interjection. •/When Jane said she was too sick to go to school, her mother answered, "Stuff and nonsense! I know there’s a test today."/
[stuff the ballot box]{v. phr.} To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. •/It is a crime to stuff the ballot box./ — [ballot-stuffing]{adj. phr.}
[stuffed shirt]{n. phr.} A pretentious bore; a pompous, empty person. •/I think that Howard is a terrible stuffed shirt with no sense of humor./
[stuffed up]{adj. phr.} Impeded; blocked. •/Our kitchen sink is all stuffed up so I have to call the plumber./
[stumble across]{v. phr.} To encounter a person or thing, mostly by accident. •/I gave up looking for my old hat when I accidentally stumbled across it in a dark corner of the closet./
[stump] See: TAKE THE STUMP or TAKE TO THE STUMP, UP A STUMP.
[style] See: CRAMP ONE’S STYLE, HIGH STYLE.
[subject to]{adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; in the power of. •/The English colonies in America were subject to the English king./ •/The principal and the teachers of a school are subject to the school board./ 2. Likely to get or have; liable. •/John is in rather poor health and is subject to colds./ •/The western plains are subject to tornadoes./ 3. Depending on some change, happening, or need. •/The company and the union agreed that the workers' wages should be subject to changes in the cost of living./ •/Agreements made by the President with other countries are subject to the approval of the Senate./
[substance] See: IN SUBSTANCE.
[succeed] See: HOWLING SUCCESS, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.
[such and such]{pronoun} Something whose name is not mentioned because it does not need to be mentioned. •/George’s argument tries to prove such and such to be true, but it does not convince me./
[such-and-such]{adj. phr.} Being one whose name has been forgotten or whose name does not need to be mentioned. •/She told me to go to such-and-such a street and turn right./ •/Suppose, now, that we have such-and-such a group coming to the school, and we don’t have enough chairs. What do we do then?/
[such as]{conj.} 1. Of a kind or amount shown or named; of a kind like. •/The explorer took only such men and things as he really needed into the jungle with him./ •/They felt such heat in the jungle as they had never felt before./ •/Many different pies were in the bakery such as apple, cherry, and blueberry pies./ 2. Of the average or ordinary kind; poor; humble. •/Such as the food was, there was plenty of it./ •/The room is not very nice, but such as it is, you may stay there for the night./
[such as it is] Just as it appears or is presented, not being any better or worse than most others of its kind; being average or mediocre. •/This pie, such as it is, is the best I can make./ •/Jane told her grandmother her grades, such as they were./
[such that]{conj.} Of a kind or amount that; so great or so little that; enough that. •/There was such a big line at me movie that we had to wait before we could get in./ •/Jimmy made such noise that his sister told him to be quiet./ •/Mother’s answer was such that she didn’t say yes and she didn’t say no./
[sucker list]{n.}, {slang} A list of easily-fooled people, especially people who are easily persuaded to buy things or give money. •/The crook got hold of a sucker list and started out to sell his worthless stock./ •/Mr. Smith gets so many advertisements in his mail that he says he is on every sucker list in the country./
[suck in]{v.} 1. {informal} To pull in by taking a deep breath and tightening the muscles; flatten. •/"Suck in those stomachs," the gym teacher said./ 2. {slang} To make a fool of; cheat. •/The uneducated farmer was sucked in by a clever crook./