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| put on act(expression, play, fake, pretend) | |
| put one away(expression, shock, alarm, surprise) | |
| put the squeeze on(verb, expression, trouble, attack) | |
| ram down throat(verb, expression, get, draw) | |
| reduce to tears(verb, expression, overcome) | |
| set astir(expression, excitation) | |
| set on fire(expression, excitation) | |
| show a preference for(verb, expression, persuade, dispose) | |
| sow the seeds(verb, expression, produce, initiate) | |
| spend time at(expression, visit, patronize, haunt) | |
| start in on(verb, expression, trouble, attack) | |
| start the ball rolling(verb, expression, produce, initiate) | |
| state insincerely | |
| stir the blood(expression, excitation) | |
| stir the feelings(expression, excitation) | |
| strike a chord(verb, expression, move, upset) | |
| strike an attitude(verb, expression, act, fake) | |
| take off as(verb, expression, act, fake) | |
| thumb nose at(verb, expression, scorn, tease) | |
| touch a string(expression, excitation) |
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