He plans to steamroller this bill through
Congress, but it just won’t work. When
you can’t steamroller something, try soft
soap.steam someone’s beamtv. to make some-
one angry. Being stood up really steams
my beam! Come on, don’t steam your
beam. Remember how hard times are now.
steam someone up 1. tv. to get someone
excited. Steam yourselves up and get in
there and win this game! TThe coach can
really steam up those guys. 2. tv. to get
someone angry. (See also steamed (up).)
This whole mess steamed me up but
good.TThe long critical statement sim-
ply steamed up the opposition.
steam upin. to drink heavily; to get drunk.
(See also steamed (up).) Fred and
Mike were steaming up in the back room.
Let’s go down to the tavern and steam
up, okay?
steamymod. lewd; sensuous; passionate.
They cut a couple of steamy scenes out of
the movie because of complaints. Hank
and Bess were having a steamy session on
the couch. The session was really steamy.
steelon.style. Man, she’s got steelo!
What you lack is steelo! Style! Class! You
are dull!
steenth[stintT] n. one sixteenth,used in
quoting securities prices. (Securities
markets. See also teenie.) This issue
was only up a few steenths for the whole
week. Acme Systems was down a steenth
at midday.
steepmod. [of a price] high; expensive.
Isn’t that price sort of steep? I don’t have
steep prices here. Their prices are pretty
steep, but their goods are of high quality.
stellar[“stEl#] mod. excellent; grand. It
was a stellar performance, and the ap-
plause was thunderous. Ronald Simp-
son gave us a stellar characterization of
Boris, but the chorus was a disappoint-
ment. The chorus was stellar!
stemsn. legs. Look at the stems on that
dame! My feet are sore, and my stems
ache all the time.
step off the curbin. to die. Ralph al-
most stepped off the curb during his oper-
ation. I’m too young to step off the curb.
Step on it!in. Hurry up! (As if one were
pressing down on the gas pedal. Not lim-
ited to vehicles, though.) We’re late.
Come on! Step on it!
step out on someonein. to betray one’s
lover by going out with someone else.
Hank has been stepping out on Bess, and
she doesn’t know it yet. She would never
step out on him.
step outsidein. to leave the present area
and go to another place, presumably to
fight. The two—who had been argu-
ing—stepped outside to settle the matter.
Do you want to step outside, smart ass?
stepped onmod. having to do with diluted
drugs. (Drugs.) That smack you bought
was really stepped on. This stuff is too
stepped on. It’s sugar, and it won’t do.
step right upin. come forward and do not
be bashful. There are still a few of these
left. Step right up and get yours. Step
right up and buy a ticket to the greatest
show on earth!
sternn. the posterior. The little airplane
crashed right into the stern of an enormous
lady who didn’t even notice. Haul your
stern over here and sit down.
stet[stEt] mod. just as it was originally.
(Proofreading.) No, mark that one stet.
It was right the way it was. This says
stet, but it’s wrong. This one should look
just like the other one, so mark one stet and
ignore the other.
stew 1. n. a drinking bout. One more
stew like that and I’ll need a vacation to
recover. These frequent stews must stop.
You will ruin your health. 2. n. a drunk-
ard. Who is that stew in the corner?
There are three stews sleeping in the alley.- Go to stewed (up). 4. n. a stewardess
or steward on an airplane. The stew
brought the coffee and rolls. My sister
is a stew for a major airline. 5. in. to fret.
It’s bad, but don’t stew about it. I
spent most of last night stewing about my
job. 6. n. a fretful state. Don’t work
yourself into a stew. Look at her face.
steam someone’s beam