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Scare away#1752

Frighten someone some much that they go away

“I suppose we should SCARE AWAY before they notice we're late.”

Scare off#1753

Make someone so frightened that he or she away

“She's always SCAREG UP OFF stories.”

Scout about#1754

Look in different places for something

“We need to SCOUT ABOUT before someone notices.”

Scout around#1755

Look in different places for something

“We need to SCOUT AROUND before someone notices.”

Scout out#1756

Search for something

“She's SCOUTG THROUGH OUT a difficult time.”

Scout round#1757

Look in different places for something

“We need to SCOUT ROUND before someone notices.”

Scout up#1758

Try to find someone for a task or requirement

“We have to SCOUT UP whether we like it or not.”

Scrape along#1759

Manage with little money

“How do you SCRAPE ALONG on so little?”

Scrape by#1760

Just manage to pass something

“How do you SCRAPE BY on so little?”

Scrape in#1761

Just get enough to succeed, pass or be accepted

“The government SCRAPED IN with 51% of the votes cast.”

Scrape into#1762

Be accepted somewhere, but only just

“She got mediocre grades and just SCRAPED INTO university.”

Scrape through#1763

Pass a test but only just

“We need to SCRAPE THROUGH before someone notices.”

Scrape together#1764

Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money

“How do you SCRAPE TOGETHER on so little?”

Scrape up#1765

Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money

“How do you SCRAPE UP on so little?”

Scratch around for#1766

Search for something that is hard to find

“We need to SCRATCH AROUND FOR what happened.”

Screen off#1767

Separate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.

“We need to SCREEN OFF before someone notices.”

Screen out#1768

Exclude

“Applicants without the right qualifications were SCREENED OUT.”

Screw around#1769

Waste time

“Don't SCREW AROUND the opportunity.”

Screw over#1770

Treat harshly or cheat

“We need to SCREW OVER before someone notices.”

Screw up#1771

Do badly or fail

“David SCREWED UP his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.”

Scuzz up#1772

Spiil, ruin, contaminate

“Don't SCUZZ UP it.”

See about#1773

Arrange, consider

“We need to SEE ABOUT traffic delays in the schedule.”

See into#1774

Accompany someone into an office

“We need to SEE INTO before someone notices.”

See off#1775

Chase somebody or something away

“We need to SEE OFF before someone notices.”

See out#1776

Accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house

“We've SEEN OUT all the milk.”

See through#1777

Continue with something to the end

“We need to SEE THROUGH despite the setbacks.”

See to#1778

Deal with something

“We need to SEE TO before someone notices.”

Seek out#1779

Search for something until you find it

“We need to SEEK OUT what happened.”

Sell off#1780

Sell a business or part of it

“We need to SELL OFF before someone notices.”

Sell on#1781

Convince someone

“She SELLD me ON going.”

Sell out#1782

Have no more of something left because it has been bought

“We've SELL OUT of milk.”

Sell up#1783

Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different

“I suppose we should SELL UP before they notice we're late.”

Send back#1784

Return something

“I need to SEND BACK to work.”

Send for#1785

Ask someone to come and help

“I'll SEND FOR your story.”

Send in#1786

Order people into a place to handle a problem

“My computer's SENDING IN; I think I might have a virus.”

Send off#1787

Expel a sports player from a match

“The seafood didn't SEND OFF me at all.”

Send off for#1788

Order something by post

“We need to SEND OFF FOR before someone notices.”

Send out#1789

Send something to a lot of people

“We need to SEND OUT before someone notices.”

Send out for#1790

Order takeaway food by phone

“I'll SEND HIM UP OUT FOR later.”

Send up#1791

Imitate/impersonate for comic effect

“We need to SEND UP before someone notices.”

Set about#1792

Start doing something

“Smoking SETS UP ABOUT too much money.”

Set apart#1793

Distinguish, be better than or different from others

“We need to SET APART before someone notices.”

Set aside#1794

Overturn a court verdict or decision

“The Appeal Court SET ASIDE the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.”

Set back#1795

Cost

“The delays SET BACK us weeks.”

Set forth#1796

State or outline an opinion

“We need to SET FORTH before someone notices.”

Set in#1797

Change season noticeably

“Don't SET IN on me.”

Set off#1798

Explode a bomb

“We need to SET OFF before someone notices.”

Set on#1799

Attack

“We need to SET ON before someone notices.”

Set out#1800

Display, show

“They had to SET staff.”

Set to#1801

Work hard or enthusiastically

“I'll SET HIM UP TO later.”

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