Идиомы на букву S

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  • string (something) out
    растянуть, растянуться (о расстоянии или времени)
    Last summer the swimming competitions were strung out over a period of three weeks.
  • string along with (someone)
    следовать за кем-либо, сопровождать
    Mrs. Dale strings along with her children every morning when they go to school.
  • strings attached
    сопутствующее обязательство, определённое условие
    Adam wanted to rent a house but he didn't like the strings attached to the offer.
  • stroke of luck
    удача, везение
    It was a stroke of luck that I was able to get a couple of tickets for the concert.
  • struggle to the death
    борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть
    The war against the Nazi Germany was a struggle to the death.
  • stuck in a rut
    рутина, привычный уклад жизни
    After my father retired he was stuck in a rut.
  • stuck in traffic
    застрять в (транспортной) пробке
    Sam was late for work this morning because he had been stuck in traffic for about an hour.
  • stuck on (someone)
    быть влюблённым в кого-либо, "запасть на кого-либо"
    Lora has been stuck on this movie star since she was a teenager.
  • stuck on (something)
    засесть в голове, заклиниться на чём-либо
    Lucy is stuck on the idea of adopting a little boy from the orphanage.
  • stuck up
    быть кичливым, высокомерным
    Tim is too stuck up for my liking; he insolent and conceited.
  • stuck with (someone or something)
    обременённый кем-либо \ чем-либо
    When my younger sister was ill, I was always stuck with taking care of her.
  • stuff and nonsense
    ерунда, чепуха
    "Do you want to know what I think of it? I suppose that's all stuff and nonsense."
  • stuff one's face
    набить себе желудок, много съесть
    I was not hungry because I stuffed my face in the restaurant.
  • stuff the ballot box
    заполнять избирательную урну поддельными бюллетенями
    A man was seen stuffing the ballot box during the recent election.
  • stuffed shirt
    чопорный, надутый, неприветливый человек
    "What do you think of Henry? What's your opinion of him?" - "I think he is a stuffed shirt."
  • stumble across/into (someone)
    случайно встретить, столкнуться с кем-либо
    I couldn't get in touch with Sofia for a long time before I stumbled into her at the mall.
  • stumble across/upon (someone or something)
    случайно обнаружить кого-либо \ что-либо, натолкнуться
    Frank stumbled across Margaret's diary when he was looking for his passport.
  • stumble into (somewhere)
    войти спотыкаясь (в комнату)
    Felix stumbled into the living-room and stretched himself on the sofa.
  • stumbling block
    камень преткновения
    The price of the goods was a stumbling block in the negotiations between the sales manager and the supplier.
  • subject to (something)
    зависеть от чего-либо
    The arrangement of a picnic was subject to weather conditions.
  • subscribe to (something)
    подписаться на (периодическое издание); поддержать или дать согласие на что-либо
    I'd like to subscribe to a magazine and a few newspapers.
  • such and such
    такой-то
    Such and such called, but I have forgotten his name.
  • such as
    такой как, например
    It's too cold in this area for certain fruit trees such as the grapes.
  • such as it is
    такой как есть (неважного качества или не имеющий ценности)
    You can use my bicycle, such as it is, but it's not in very good condition.
  • suck (someone) in
    обманывать кого-либо
    George looked down in the mouth, but his appearance couldn't suck me in.
  • sucker list
    список людей, из которых можно вытянуть деньги
    My friend is on the sucker list; that is he is among those people who can be easily persuaded to buy something.
  • sugar daddy
    престарелый любовник или покровитель
    Silvia's sugar daddy is very generous.
  • suggestive of (something)
    напоминающий что-либо
    The picture was suggestive of a country lane which I used to walk along in my younger days.
  • suit oneself
    делать всё, что захочется
    "Can I do the kitchen while you are at work?" - "Suit yourself."
  • suit/fit (someone) to a T
    очень подходить кому-либо
    My sister's new apartment suits her to a T.
  • sum (something) up
    суммировать что-либо, подводить итог, кратко изложить
    The judge summed up the evidence.
  • sum and substance
    самая суть, квинтэссенция
    The sum and substance of his objections boils down to the following.
  • sunny-side up
    яичница, поджаренная только с одной стороны
    I like my eggs to be fried sunny-side up.
  • supply and demand
    спрос и предложение
    The supply and demand for used cars is never very high.
  • supposed to do (something)
    предполагалось сделать что-либо
    "Am I supposed to believe all that crap?"