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• say grace
  произнести молитву (перед или после еды)

  The children were supposed to say grace before each meal.
• say one's piece
  высказаться откровенно

  Linda said her piece and hurriedly left the room.
• say the word
  выразить, высказать желание

  "Say the word and it will be done."
• say uncle
  сдаться, попросить пощады

  Tim pressed my arm and it hurt, but I didn't want to say uncle.
• scale (something) down
  уменьшить что-либо (равномерно и пропорционально)

  I decided to scale down my plans for buying fishing tackle.
• scare (someone) out of his or her wits
  (внезапно) страшно напугать кого-либо

  Suddenly I saw a man's shadow on the glass door and it scared me out of my wits.
• scare (someone) silly
  сильно напугать кого-либо

  Mrs. Brown is afraid of mice, and when she saw a mouse run out from under her bed, it scared her silly.
• scare (someone) stiff
  сильно напугать кого-либо

  Mary heard loud shouts outside her door and it scared her stiff.
• scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)
  перепугать кого-либо чуть ли не до потери рассудка

  Seeing a huge dog ready to attack scared the daylights out of the boy.
• scare up (someone or something)
  отыскать кого-либо \ что-либо

  I wasn't able to scare up a clean towel to use in the bathroom.
• scared silly/stiff
  быть очень напуганным

  When I entered the house it was pitch dark there, and I was scared stiff.
• scaredy-cat
  трусишка

  The children call Vera a scaredy-cat because she is easily frightened.
• scatter (something) around
  разбросать повсюду

  The room was in a mess; my son scattered his books around it.
• school of hard knocks
  суровый жизненный опыт

  You learn about ordinary experiences of life in the school of hard knocks.
• school of thought
  общее мнение или точка зрения

  There are several schools of thought about the system of education in the country.
• score points with someone
  завоевать чьё-либо расположение

  Paul Watergate always tries to score points with the brass hats of the company.
• scout around for (someone or something)
  везде искать кого-либо \ что-либо

  The hospital is scouting around for skilled medical nurses.
• scrape (something) together
  наскрести или накопить (по мелочам)

  Jimmy managed to scrape up together a few dollars by searching all the pockets.
• scrape (something) up
  наскрести, накопить (по мелочам)

  Jimmy managed to scrape up a few dollars by searching all the pockets.
• scrape the bottom of the barrel
  взять то, что осталось; наскрести

  All the best books have been chosen; I am scraping the bottom of the barrel, trying to make do with what has been left.
• scratch (someone's) back
  делать взаимные услуги, "рука руку моет"

  "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," were the relations between the employees in the company.
• scratch around for (something)
  искать что-либо здесь и там

  I was scratching around for some money to pay my fare.
• scratch one's head
  приводить в замешательство, озадачивать кого-либо

  I left Jenifer scratching her head after I told her the news of Harry's engagement.
• scratch the surface
  относиться поверхностно, скользить по поверхности

  The lecturer merely scratched the surface of the subject.
• scream bloody murder
  горько сетовать, жаловаться

  The girl screamed bloody murder when her purse had been stolen.
• scream one's head off
  пронзительно кричать

  When Mary saw a mouse, she screamed her head off.
• screw around
  слоняться без дела

  Kelly screwed around all morning, waiting for the postman to come.
• screw up
  напортить, причинить неприятности

  "You have screwed up my plans for the weekend; I will have to stay at home because of you."
• screw up one's courage
  набраться храбрости, отважиться

  Ann could hardly screw up her courage to ask her boss for a day off work.
• scrimp and save
  экономить, быть бережливым

  Wanda has to scrimp and save in order to buy new clothes.
• scrounge around for (something)
  искать что-либо (во многих местах), пытаться найти

  I have been scrounging around the office for some good paper to put into the printer.
• seamy side of life
  неприглядная сторона, изнанка жизни

  Gina knows the world from its seamy side of life.
• search high and low for (someone or something)
  (тщательно) искать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Yesterday morning Willy was searching high and low for his car keys.
• search me
  откуда я знаю

  I asked my cousin what had happened to their front door; it wouldn't close and she said, "Search me".
• search one's heart/soul
  раздумывать (над чем-либо)

  Since his wife's death in a car crash, Tim had been searching his soul to see if he could have prevented the accident.