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English Idioms :: smack one's lips
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sm.html - {v. phr.} To reveal an appetite for; show enjoyment of. * /Eleanor smacked her lips over the dessert of strawberries and whipped cream./ |
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English Idioms :: smack-to-dab
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sm.html - {adv.}, {informal} Exactly; squarely. * /The ball landed smack-dab at our feet./ * /The plane landed smack-to-dab in the middle of the hay field./ |
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English Idioms :: small
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sm.html - See: BIG FROG IN A SMALL POND. |
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English Idioms :: small wonder
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sm.html - {adj.} Not surprising; to be expected. * /It is no wonder that the children love to visit the farm./ * /The Browns didn't go to the fair. Small wonder - they dislike large noisy crowds./ |
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English Idioms :: small frog in a big pond
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sm.html - {n. phr.} An unimportant person in a large group or organization. * /In a large company, even a fairly successful man is likely to feel like a little frog in a big pond./ * /When Bill transferred to a larger high school, he found himself a small frog in a big pond./ Contrast: BIG FROG IN A SMALL POND. |
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English Idioms :: small frog in a big pond
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sm.html - {n. phr.} An unimportant person in a large group or organization. * /In a large company, even a fairly successful man is likely to feel like a little frog in a big pond./ * /When Bill transferred to a larger high school, he found himself a small frog in a big pond./ Contrast: BIG FROG IN A SMALL POND. |
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