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Идиомы на букву S

• short of (something)
  недостаточно, мало чего-либо

  Kelly is a spendthrift and she is always short of money.
• short shrift
  грубое обращение

  The younger children received short shrift from their elder brother and they complained about it to their Mom.
• shot in the arm
  прилив энергии

  I did a lot of work yesterday probably because of a shot in the arm.
• shot in the dark
  случайный догадка, догадка сделанная наобум

  I imagined that his intentions were not quite decent though on my part it was a shot in the dark.
• shot through with (something)
  смешанный с чем-либо, содержащий что-либо

  This mixture is shot through with something which tastes bitter.
• shotgun wedding
  вынужденное бракосочетание

  The young people were forced into a shotgun wedding by the girl's parents.
• should have one's head examined
  вести себя неразумно, как сумасшедший

  "You must be crazy to buy that outdated computer. You definitely should have your head examined."
• shoulder to cry on
  сострадательный человек; (жилетка, в которую можно поплакать)

  At that time I had no shoulder to cry on and felt very miserable.
• shoulder to shoulder
  плечом к плечу

  The soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder.
• shove (something) down (someone's) throat
  навязывать что-либо кому-либо

  I was forced to agree to his conditions because he literally shoved them down my throat.
• shove off
  отправляться, уходить

  My friends dropped in for a minute, stayed till midnight and finally decided to shove off.
• shove one's way somewhere
  проталкиваться куда-либо

  A large crowd surrounded the building and we had to shove our way to the entrance.
• shove/force/ram (something) down (someone's) throat
  силой получить чьё-либо согласие относительно чем-либо, навязывать что-либо кому-либо

  I was forced to agree to his conditions because he literally shoved them down my throat.
• show (someone) the door
  указать кому-либо на дверь, заставить уйти

  When a drunken man began to raise hell in the bar, the manager immediately showed him the door.
• show (someone) the ropes
  рассказать или показать кому-либо, как что-либо делать; научить

  "I am new in the job and I want you to show me the ropes."
• show (someone) to his or her seat
  провести на место

  The movie had already begun and I asked the usher to show me to my seat.
• show (someone) up
  изобличать, показывать кого-либо в истинном свете

  Noel didn't pay taxes and the tax inspector showed him up.
• show (something) to good advantage
  показать что-либо в выгодном свете

  The student tried to show his knowledge to good advantage at the exam.
• show of hands
  открытое голосование, голосование поднятием рук

  It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.
• show one's cards/hand
  раскрыть свои карты, рассказать о своих планах

  Hillary was very evasive about it all as if she didn't want to show her cards to me.
• show one's face
  появиться, показаться

  After cheating at the exam, Simon was ashamed to show his face.
• show one's hand
  раскрыть карты, обнаружить истинные намерения

  Hillary was very evasive about it all as if she didn't want to show her hand to me.
• show one's teeth
  показать свой гнев или силу, "оскалить зубы"

  I got upset because my boss showed his teeth when I began to argue with him about my job.
• show one's true colors
  предстать в своём настоящем виде

  The young woman showed her true colors; I had never seen a more outrageous person!
• show signs of (something)
  проявлять признаки чего-либо

  "Try to be composed and not to show signs of nervousness."
• show up
  выделяться (на фоне чего-либо)

  Martha's wrinkles showed up in the strong light.
• show-and-tell
  демонстрировать, показывать и рассказывать

  The teacher asked her students to bring their favorite toys for show-and-tell.
• show-off
  хвастун

  Samuel is a regular show-off; his main ambition is to impress other people.
• shrug (something) off
  не обращать внимания на что-либо, игнорировать

  The boy said something rude, but I shrugged off his insults.
• shuffle the cards/deck
  изменить политику, "перетасовать колоду"

  It is not wise to shuffle the deck in the middle of an economic crisis; it may cause even more uncertainty.
• shut (something) off
  выключать (электричество, газ, воду и т.д.)

  Felix stopped the car but didn't shut off the engine.
• shut (something) up
  запереть, закрыть наглухо

  As I approached the house, I saw that the doors and the windows were shut up.
• shut off
  изолировать, быть в отдалении

  Theodor's house was shut off from the other houses in the area.
• shut one's face/trap
  замолчать, заткнуться

  Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut her trap.
• shut out (a team)
  не допустить гола (в игре)

  The Canadian national hockey team shut out the best American team last Sunday.