shop around
To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
shore break
The area along the shoreline where waves break (as distinguished from other types of breaks).
shore up
To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
short bus
Stupid; dumb; slow.
short down
To reduce the price of a stock by selling short.
short eyes
A child molester.
short out
To short circuit.
short reckonings make long friends
Borrowed money should be paid back as soon as possible.
short-arse
Synonym of midget.
short-timer
A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
shortarse
A short person; someone of small stature.
shortass
A short person.
shorten down
Synonym of shorten up.
shorten up
To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together.
shortfic
A fanfic of shorter than average length.
shortie
Something or someone that is shorter than normal.
shot caller
Someone in charge, especially the leader of a street gang.
shot in the locker
Money or other resources available on hand.
shot soup
A weak soup containing whole peas.
shot spot
A stain left on a surface by the ejaculation of semen.
shot-clog
One who is tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them.
shotabait
Characters or media made to appeal to shotacons.
shotgun
The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.
shotgun debugging
A poorly-directed form of debugging, making various experimental changes to the source code in the hope that one of them will eventually fix the problem.
shotgun surgery
The antipattern of adding similar or identical source code in multiple parts of a software project, rather than implementing the desired functionality in a single place to make it reusable.
shotta
An armed gangster.
shotter
A drug dealer.
shotties
thanks, thank you, shot
should on
To impose judgment on (oneself or others) by telling them what they should do.
shouldergate
A 1978 controversy around the Pittsburgh Steelers practising in shoulder pads during an off-season period in which such drills were not allowed under NFL rules.
shout down
To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.
shout out
To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
shove
To pass (counterfeit money).
shove about
To bully somebody; to be bossy towards somebody.
shove around
Synonym of shove about.
shove down
Synonym of shove over.
shove off
To set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boathook.
shove on
To force or pressure (someone) into accepting something.
shove over
To push over; to push so that it topples.
shove the queer
To pass counterfeit money.
shovel out
to remove something by shoveling or digging.
shovel up
To move or place in a heap by shoveling.
shovelware
A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
show a little ginger
To play harder or smarter.
show around
To accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.
show away
To show off.
show biscuit
A very attractive woman.
show down
To place a card face-up in front of oneself.
show forth
To exhibit; to demonstrate.
show in
To lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.
show out
To escort someone out of an event or place.
show round
To show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.)
show shapes
Synonym of cut up shapes.
shower of shit
A mass of something poor.
shower up
To shower oneself thoroughly or to clean another in a shower.
shower with
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shower, with.
shpadoinkle
An exclamation meaning "great" or denoting surprise.
shredder
Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
shredduce
Shredded lettuce, especially on a burger or sandwich.
shrek
An extremely ugly person.