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Идиомы на букву S

• 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.
• sleep in
  проспать

  Ann slept in and didn't appear at work in time.
• sitting pretty
  быть в благоприятной ситуации

  "Are you sitting pretty with your job, Silvia?" - "I wish I were."
• slow going
  замедленный темп или трудность выполнения чего-либо

  It was slow going as I was learning to work on the computer.
• settle (someone's) affairs
  уладить свои или чьи-либо дела

  Before leaving for a holiday I had to settle my affairs at work.
• 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.
• send (someone) about his or her business
  прогонять кого-либо, выпроваживать

  I sent Joan about her business when she tried to interfere with my work.
• shut up (someone or something)
  закрыть, ограничить свободу кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Our dog is very unfriendly, and we have to shut him up whenever anyone comes to our house.
• stop by (somewhere)
  остановиться где-либо

  I am going to stop by my parents' house on my way home.
• smooth (something) over
  представить что-либо в лучшем свете, уладить

  Hardly had I smoothed one problem over when another one appeared.
• show-off
  хвастун

  Samuel is a regular show-off; his main ambition is to impress other people.
• square away (something)
  привести что-либо в порядок, уладить

  I had no time to square away my private affairs; I wanted to take care of them later.
• struggle to the death
  борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть

  The war against the Nazi Germany was a struggle to the death.
• shine up to (someone)
  стараться угодить кому-либо

  Little Paul tries to make friends with older boys and he is always shining up to them.
• stick with (something)
  продолжать что-либо, не прекращать

  I think I'll stick with my French lessons.
• Sure thing.
  наверняка, конечно, несомненно

  "Will you be at work tomorrow?" - "Sure thing."
• shut (something) up
  запереть, закрыть наглухо

  As I approached the house, I saw that the doors and the windows were shut up.
• silence is deafening
  оглушающая тишина

  When Sally told us the shocking news, the silence in the room was deafening.
• stop over (somewhere)
  остановиться в пути, сделать остановку

  My friend met me at the airport at 10 p.m., so we decided to stop over in New-York and go on our way in the morning.
• stuck on (someone)
  быть влюблённым в кого-либо, "запасть на кого-либо"

  Lora has been stuck on this movie star since she was a teenager.
• send away for (something)
  отправить письмо с просьбой чего-либо

  I sent away for some price list on medication but it has not arrived yet.
• stuff the ballot box
  заполнять избирательную урну поддельными бюллетенями

  A man was seen stuffing the ballot box during the recent election.
• sugar daddy
  престарелый любовник или покровитель

  Silvia's sugar daddy is very generous.
• sporting chance
  достаточно хороший шанс

  I doubt that Glide has a sporting chance of finding a good job.
• so soon
  так скоро, так быстро

  I did not expect my parents to return so soon from their visit to our relatives.
• serve (someone's) purpose
  служить кому-либо для какой-либо цели

  These garden tools will serve my purpose when I work in the garden.
• SOB
  Son Of a Bitch - сукин сын

  The man got angry called Sam a SOB when Sam tried to jump the queue at the filling station.
• stink to high heaven
  очень плохо пахнуть, вонять

  The meat must have gone bad; it is stinking to high heaven.
• swear on (something)
  поклясться на чём-либо

  "I want you to believe me; I am ready to swear on my life."
• shut (something) off
  выключать (электричество, газ, воду и т.д.)

  Felix stopped the car but didn't shut off the engine.
• 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.
• suit/fit (someone) to a T
  очень подходить кому-либо

  My sister's new apartment suits her to a T.
• stick around
  находиться поблизости

  My mother asked me to stick around in case she needed my help.
• swear by (something)
  иметь доверие к чему-либо

  Emma swears by aspirin for a headache.
• scare (someone) silly
  сильно напугать кого-либо

  Mrs. Brown is afraid of mice, and when she saw a mouse run out from under her bed, it scared her silly.