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• split one's sides (with laughter)
  надрываться от смеха, "лопнуть со смеху"

  "I'll tell you a good story which will split your sides with laughter."
• split the difference
  идти на компромисс, соглашаться, делить поровну

  My friend and I decided to rent a room and split the difference.
• split ticket
  бюллетень с несколькими кандидатами от различных партий

  During the election I am going to vote for a split ticket, that is, for candidates from more than one political party.
• split up
  разойтись, прекратить отношения по взаимному согласию

  Our company split up due to the founder's untimely death.
• splitting headache
  ужасная головная боль

  The other day I had a splitting headache, so I took some medicine to kill the pain.
• splurge on (something)
  потратить много денег на что-либо

  They splurged on a beautiful new house in the suburbs of Toronto.
• spoken for
  разобраны, зарезервированы

  During a holiday season most of the railway tickets are spoken for.
• spook (someone)
  пугать, испугать кого-либо

  My dog is afraid of thunder storms and they always spook him.
• spoon-feed (someone)
  чрезмерно опекать кого-либо, "кормить с ложки"

  The young mother is too considerate and literally spoon-feeds her ten-year-old daughter.
• sport of kings
  скачки (спорт королей)

  Horse racing or the sport of kings is very popular in the U.K.
• sporting chance
  достаточно хороший шанс

  I doubt that Glide has a sporting chance of finding a good job.
• spout off about (someone or something)
  слишком много говорить о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Pamela is fond of spouting off about her baby son.
• spread like wildfire
  распространяться быстро и бесконтрольно, как огонь

  During the very first signs of the earthquake the panic spread like wildfire throughout the area.
• spread one's wings
  стать независимым, расправить крылья

  Sam decided to become independent; he wants to spread his wings and try to do something on his own.
• spread oneself too thin
  пытаться делать слишком много одновременно

  Never try to spread yourself too thin if you want to accomplish much.
• spring (something) on (someone)
  удивить кого-либо чем-либо, преподнести неожиданность

  My sister is going to immigrate to Iran; I wish she hadn't sprung her crazy plans on me.
• spring for (something)
  купить что-либо, заплатить за что-либо

  Our TV set got broken and we decided to spring for a new one.
• spruce (something) up
  приводить в порядок, наводить блеск

  They must have spruced up their house for now it looks spick and span.
• square accounts with (someone)
  рассчитываться, улаживать финансовые дела с кем-либо

  I didn't trust Jack and had no intention to square accounts with him.
• square away (something)
  привести что-либо в порядок, уладить

  I had no time to square away my private affairs; I wanted to take care of them later.
• square deal
  честная сделка

  Mr. Lancaster is a decent man, and you will receive a square deal if you do business with him.
• square meal
  сытная еда

  In English families dinner, which is eaten between 6 and 7, is usually a square meal.
• square off to do (something)
  принять боевую стойку, приготовиться (спорить или драться)

  The two dogs squared off to fight for their own territory.
• square one
  самое начало

  Mike didn't remember Physics, so he had to go back to square one and start learning the subject again.
• square peg in a round hole
  человек не на своём месте, человек не подходящий для данной работы

  Mark has filled the position of a sales manager, but he is like a square peg in a round hole.
• square things up with (someone)
  отдать долг, рассчитаться с кем-либо

  Bob is reluctant to square things up with me and give me the money that he had borrowed.
• square up to (someone or something)
  смело противостоять кому-либо \ чему-либо

  "It's time you learned to square up to difficulties and problems and sort them out yourself."
• squawk about (something)
  громко жаловаться на что-либо

  Mona is the type of person who likes to squawk about everything.
• squeak by (someone or something)
  еле-еле успеть; подступиться к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Unfortunately I was not able to squeak by the deadline and submit my grant application on time.
• squirrel (something) away
  сделать запас (заначку) чего-либо

  I sometimes have to squirrel some extra money away so that I can use it later.
• squirrel away (some money)
  припрятать деньги, откладывать

  I sometimes have to squirrel some extra money away so that I can use it later.
• stab (someone) in the back
  предавать, клеветать за спиной, "всадить нож в спину"

  I can never again trust Kelly because she tried to stab me in the back.
• stack the cards/deck for or against (someone or something)
  настроить кого-либо за или против

  Marion felt that they had stacked the cards against her, that she had never had a fair choice.
• stack the deck
  поставить в невыгодное положение, "подтасовать карты"

  Marion felt that they had stacked the deck against her, that she had never had a fair choice.
• stack up (something)
  складывать что-либо

  I stacked up the used newspapers to throw them away.