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Идиомы на букву S

• Sure thing.
  наверняка, конечно, несомненно

  "Will you be at work tomorrow?" - "Sure thing."
• survival of the fittest
  выживание сильнейших

  The survival of the fittest means the continual existence of those animals and plants which are best adapted to their surroundings.
• susceptible to (something)
  восприимчивый, чувствительный

  Martha's younger son is very susceptible to colds.
• swallow (something) hook, line and sinker
  безоговорочно поверить, "заглотить наживку"

  Rick told me about his disastrous situation, and I, being a gullible person, swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
• swallow one's pride
  подавить самолюбие, проглотить обиду

  Wanda had to swallow her pride and ask her employer for a higher salary.
• swamped with (something)
  быть загруженным чем-либо, быть заваленным

  At present the firm is swamped with orders for their goods.
• swan song
  лебединая песня

  This film was a swan song of the great actress.
• swear (someone) in
  приводить кого-либо к присяге

  After the election the president will be sworn in.
• swear by (something)
  иметь доверие к чему-либо

  Emma swears by aspirin for a headache.
• swear off (something)
  решить отказаться от чего-либо

  Leo swore off smoking when the doctor said it caused lung cancer.
• swear on (something)
  поклясться на чём-либо

  "I want you to believe me; I am ready to swear on my life."
• swear on a stack of bibles
  поклясться на библии

  The witness swore on a stack of bibles before he gave his testimony.
• sweat (something) out
  ждать чего-либо с нетерпением

  He spent a few days sweating out whether or not he would get the visa.
• sweat blood
  быть озабоченным и напряжённым

  During the interrogation the man was sweating blood.
• sweat bullets/blood
  нервничать, очень беспокоиться

  During the interrogation the man was sweating blood.
• sweat it out
  терпеливо пережидать что-либо (неприятное)

  There were no vacant rooms in the hotel, and we had to sweat it out until someone signed out.
• sweep (someone) off his or her feet
  вызвать чей-либо восторг, поразить, потрясти

  When I saw my favorite singer appear on the stage, it swept me off my feet.
• sweep (something) under the rug/carpet
  игнорировать неприятные вещи, стараться забыть о них

  "We'd better not sweep our differences under the rug; let's discuss them."
• sweep out of (somewhere)
  выскочить откуда-то

  Tina's face was stained with tears as she swept out of the room.
• sweet and sour
  сладко-кислый (вкус)

  I don't like dishes with a sweet and sour taste.
• sweet nothings
  нежные, но ничего не значащие слова

  Jimmy whispered sweet nothings into my ear, but I ignored them.
• sweet on (someone)
  любить кого-либо

  Sally suspected that Willy was sweet on her sister.
• sweet-talk (someone)
  льстить кому-либо

  "Don't try to sweet-talk me into lending you my laptop."
• sweetheart deal
  благоприятная, взаимовыгодная сделка

  They made a sweetheart deal with a traveling agency to have the price of the tickets reduced.
• sweetie pie
  милый, любимый

  "Stay away from me! I am not your sweetie pie."
• swelled head
  самомнение

  Marcia has a swelled head; she thinks that she is the most gifted person in her class.
• swift and sure
  быстрый и верный

  The swift and sure way of getting a job is to submit your resume.
• swim against the tide/current
  действовать, преодолевая сопротивление; "плыть против течения"

  I had to swim against the tide as there was a lot of opposition to my project.
• swing (something)
  смочь сделать что-либо

  I am not sure if I will be able to swing throwing a party.
• swing into action
  начать действовать

  My parents were about to come home, so I swung into action and started to clean the room.
• switched on
  быть на самом современном уровне (относительно идей, моды, увлечений)

  My boy friend is switched on modern music.