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Идиомы на букву S

• scrape (something) together
  наскрести или накопить (по мелочам)

  Jimmy managed to scrape up together a few dollars by searching all the pockets.
• security blanket
  любой знакомый предмет, создающий чувство уверенности

  Sally used her piano as a security blanket; she played it when she was distressed or annoyed.
• second thought
  дальнейшие соображения, пересмотр решения

  "On second thought maybe I should join you to go on an excursion."
• shed/throw some light on (something)
  проливать свет на что-либо

  As his statement was read a very clear light was thrown upon the situation.
• small/wee hours (of the night/morning)
  первые часы после полуночи, предрассветные часы

  My Uncle Ben died in the small hours of the night.
• stay put
  не двигаться с места, оставаться в том же положении

  "Please, stay put don't walk all over the place."
• stick (something) out
  терпеливо переносить что-либо

  Though Martha didn't like her job she decided to stick it out until she found something better.
• shake off an illness
  выздороветь, стряхнуть с себя болезнь

  I took some medicine for my sore throat to shake off the illness.
• spring (something) on (someone)
  удивить кого-либо чем-либо, преподнести неожиданность

  My sister is going to immigrate to Iran; I wish she hadn't sprung her crazy plans on me.
• 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.
• step up (something)
  усиливать что-либо, ускорять

  Production in that particular industry could be greatly stepped up with more effective methods.
• start in as (something)
  начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо

  Sam started in as a sailor and now he is captain of a big liner.
• so long
  пока (прощание)

  "So long, I hope to see you again soon."
• screw up one's courage
  набраться храбрости, отважиться

  Ann could hardly screw up her courage to ask her boss for a day off work.
• show (someone) up
  изобличать, показывать кого-либо в истинном свете

  Noel didn't pay taxes and the tax inspector showed him up.
• settle up with (someone)
  отдать долг кому-либо, выплатить

  Sally paid for the train tickets and I settled up with her afterwards.
• susceptible to (something)
  восприимчивый, чувствительный

  Martha's younger son is very susceptible to colds.
• sever ties with (someone)
  разрывать связи с кем-либо

  Sam Willows severed ties with his family long ago.
• sink in
  понимать, вникать

  I told Jack to keep moving, but my words evidently didn't sink in.
• step down from (a job/position)
  уйти в отставку

  My father had to step down from his present job because of poor health and old age.
• slow up
  замедлить

  The sales manager decided to slow up the activity of his department because of some problems.
• screw around
  слоняться без дела

  Kelly screwed around all morning, waiting for the postman to come.
• spin one's wheels
  крутиться, кружиться (но мало что сделать)

  Cora was spinning her wheels all day but didn't get much done.
• sooner or later
  рано или поздно

  "Sooner or later you will want to get rid of the old furniture."
• subject to (something)
  зависеть от чего-либо

  The arrangement of a picnic was subject to weather conditions.
• stop, look, and listen
  быть осторожным при переходе через дорогу

  It is necessary to teach children to stop, look, and listen when they cross the road.
• send up a trial balloon
  пустить пробный шар

  Gregory decided to send up a trial balloon to see how his boss would react to his business proposal.
• smooth (something) over
  представить что-либо в лучшем свете, уладить

  Hardly had I smoothed one problem over when another one appeared.
• snap out of (something)
  возвратиться в нормальное состояние, выйти из чего-либо (депрессии)

  He had been in a black mood all morning, and I waited for him to snap out of it.
• 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.
• stick in (someone's) throat/craw
  неприятная, раздражающая ситуация; "застрять, как кость в горле"

  I failed my English exam last semester, and the failure sticks in my throat.
• shut the door on (something)
  препятствовать чему-либо, не допускать

  The setback in the business has shut the door on any future progress of the company.
• stretch the truth
  преувеличивать

  I stretched the truth a little bit when I told my Mom what a nice guy my boy friend was.
• serve (someone's) purpose
  служить кому-либо для какой-либо цели

  These garden tools will serve my purpose when I work in the garden.
• Sure thing.
  наверняка, конечно, несомненно

  "Will you be at work tomorrow?" - "Sure thing."