| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| strapped |
having very little money, nearly flat broke
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I can't afford to go to a concert this month. I'm strapped.
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| straw horse |
an idea to be discussed and refined, a draft proposal or motion
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I have an idea that may work - kind of a straw horse. I'll tell
you about it and we can discuss its potential.
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| straw that broke the camel's back |
(See the last straw)
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| street smarts |
knowing how to survive, worldly wise
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You need street smarts to be a police officer in Toronto.
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| street wise |
wise about street life, been around
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Let's ask Sal to go downtown with us. He's street wise.
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| stretch the dollar |
spend carefully, buy the most for each dollar
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We have a large family. I stretch the dollar as far as I can.
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| stretch the envelope |
extend the boundaries, expand your horizons
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I've set some goals that stretch my envelope - challenge me.
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| stretch the truth |
add to a true story, include lies with the truth
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Al was stretching the truth. He said the waves were 60 feet high.
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| stretching it |
saying it was bigger or better than it was
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To say the mosquitoes are as big as starlings is stretching it.
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| strictly business |
very serious, not joking, no nonsense
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When he conducts the band, he's strictly business. He's serious.
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