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  • shake up (something)
    перестроить что-либо
    The new sales manager decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the department.
  • shut off
    изолировать, быть в отдалении
    Theodor's house was shut off from the other houses in the area.
  • shoot up (drugs)
    вкалывать наркотики
    I suspected that Ursula was shooting up drugs.
  • shoot straight
    действовать, поступать честно
    Alan always shoots straight when he is dealing with his friends.
  • since time immemorial
    с незапамятных времён
    Since time immemorial women have been using make up and dying their hair.
  • split (something) fifty-fifty
    разделить что-либо поровну
    "Let's split the household jobs fifty-fifty."
  • straw that breaks the camel's back
    потерять терпение, переполнить чашу терпения
    When the secretary lost an important document for the third time it was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the boss decided to fire her.
  • sow one's wild oats
    прожигать молодость, совершать необдуманные поступки
    Paul wasn't one of those young men who sowed his wild oats; he was a fairly decent youth.
  • stock up on (something)
    запастись чем-либо
    They stocked up on wood before making a camp fire.
  • sell (something) on credit
    продавать что-либо в кредит
    The shop sells a lot of things on credit.
  • shoot one's wad
    истратить все деньги, "промотать деньги"
    I guess Mark has shot his wad at a casino.
  • 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.
  • stop at nothing
    ни перед чем не останавливаться
    My friend is a very stubborn person; she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
  • serve time
    сидеть в тюрьме, "мотать срок"
    The man has robbed a bank and now he is serving time.
  • sit up with (someone)
    сидеть (ночью) у постели больного
    The nurse sat up with her patient all night.
  • splurge on (something)
    потратить много денег на что-либо
    They splurged on a beautiful new house in the suburbs of Toronto.
  • second thought
    дальнейшие соображения, пересмотр решения
    "On second thought maybe I should join you to go on an excursion."
  • shake up (someone)
    потрясти или расстроить кого-либо
    The prices are rising and it shakes up many people in this country.
  • sweetheart deal
    благоприятная, взаимовыгодная сделка
    They made a sweetheart deal with a traveling agency to have the price of the tickets reduced.
  • shop around for (something)
    ходить по магазинам за чем-либо
    I shopped around for new shoes but was not able to purchase anything decent.
  • slip up
    ошибиться, сделать ошибку
    Jack was sure that Rita had slipped up when she said that Mr. Grover was in his office.
  • start out as (something)
    начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо
    He started out as an ordinary employee and in a few years became chief executive.
  • signed, sealed and delivered
    сделано по правилам
    The document has been done correctly, following all the necessary procedures; it was signed, sealed and delivered.
  • stop off (somewhere)
    сделать остановку где-либо (на непродолжительное время)
    I had run out of sugar and milk, so I decided to stop off at the supermarket and do the shopping.
  • send (someone) off
    устраивать кому-либо проводы
    My father-in-law was leaving for Canada, and we went to the airport to send him off.
  • shake off an illness
    выздороветь, стряхнуть с себя болезнь
    I took some medicine for my sore throat to shake off the illness.
  • step up (something)
    усиливать что-либо, ускорять
    Production in that particular industry could be greatly stepped up with more effective methods.
  • small/fine print
    мелкий шрифт
    It's necessary to pay attention to the fine print before you sign a document or a contract.
  • simmer down
    остыть, успокоиться
    William was very angry with his wife, but after a while he began to simmer down.
  • small/wee hours (of the night/morning)
    первые часы после полуночи, предрассветные часы
    My Uncle Ben died in the small hours of the night.
  • second-rate
    второразрядный
    The radio-set which my brother bought is not of the best quality; it's definitely second-rate.
  • shake/quake in one's boots
    трястись от страха
    Linda must have seen a ghost for she was shaking in her boots.
  • sum and substance
    самая суть, квинтэссенция
    The sum and substance of his objections boils down to the following.
  • send someone to the showers
    отстранить кого-либо от игры; убрать с поля или корта
    Our coach sent one of the players to the showers because the man had been injured during the game.
  • scrape (something) together
    наскрести или накопить (по мелочам)
    Jimmy managed to scrape up together a few dollars by searching all the pockets.