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  • stick up for (someone or something)
    защищать кого-либо \ что-либо, поддерживать
    "I am very grateful to you for having stuck up for me."
  • screw up one's courage
    набраться храбрости, отважиться
    Ann could hardly screw up her courage to ask her boss for a day off work.
  • skeleton in one's closet
    семейная тайна, о которой не принято говорить; "скелет в шкафу"
    Marion had a skeleton in her closet; her Granddad had been a psychopath and naturally she wanted that to remain secret.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • shaken up
    быть потрясённым или расстроенным
    I was deeply shaken up by my friend's death.
  • spoken for
    разобраны, зарезервированы
    During a holiday season most of the railway tickets are spoken for.
  • 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.
  • stay put
    не двигаться с места, оставаться в том же положении
    "Please, stay put don't walk all over the place."
  • settle up with (someone)
    отдать долг кому-либо, выплатить
    Sally paid for the train tickets and I settled up with her afterwards.
  • screw around
    слоняться без дела
    Kelly screwed around all morning, waiting for the postman to come.
  • split the difference
    идти на компромисс, соглашаться, делить поровну
    My friend and I decided to rent a room and split the difference.
  • 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.
  • sever ties with (someone)
    разрывать связи с кем-либо
    Sam Willows severed ties with his family long ago.
  • 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.
  • slow up
    замедлить
    The sales manager decided to slow up the activity of his department because of some problems.
  • sore loser
    (человек) не умеющий достойно проигрывать
    Eva is not a sore loser, and she is never upset when she does not win a game of cricket.
  • so long
    пока (прощание)
    "So long, I hope to see you again soon."
  • 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.
  • show (someone) up
    изобличать, показывать кого-либо в истинном свете
    Noel didn't pay taxes and the tax inspector showed him up.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • subject to (something)
    зависеть от чего-либо
    The arrangement of a picnic was subject to weather conditions.
  • 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.
  • send (something) C.O.D. (care of delivery)
    отправить что-либо наложенным платежом
    I ordered a few disks and the company sent them C.O.D.
  • search high and low for (someone or something)
    (тщательно) искать кого-либо \ что-либо
    Yesterday morning Willy was searching high and low for his car keys.
  • sort of (something)
    вроде того
    "Have you finished papering the walls in the bedroom?" "Sort of, but some work is still left to be done."
  • shut out (a team)
    не допустить гола (в игре)
    The Canadian national hockey team shut out the best American team last Sunday.
  • susceptible to (something)
    восприимчивый, чувствительный
    Martha's younger son is very susceptible to colds.
  • stretch the truth
    преувеличивать
    I stretched the truth a little bit when I told my Mom what a nice guy my boy friend was.
  • sink in
    понимать, вникать
    I told Jack to keep moving, but my words evidently didn't sink in.
  • 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.
  • shoot up (someone or something)
    устроить стрельбу по кому-либо \ чему-либо
    When the traffic police stopped a drunken driver, he began to shoot up everybody.