Идиомы на букву S

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  • stick to a story/the facts
    придерживаться повествования или фактов
    The police didn't believe Nick's story because he didn't stick to the facts.
  • sick of (someone or something)
    надоедать, испытывать неприязнь к кому-либо \ чему-либо
    My work is very boring and I am sick of it.
  • sucker list
    список людей, из которых можно вытянуть деньги
    My friend is on the sucker list; that is he is among those people who can be easily persuaded to buy something.
  • stay away from (something)
    избегать чего-либо, воздерживаться от чего-либо
    My doctor strongly advised me to stay away from sugar and sweets.
  • sing/whistle a different tune
    запеть другую песню, сбавить тон, присмиреть
    Joe smiled secretively as if he knew something that would make them sing a different tune.
  • short end (of the stick)
    плохое обращение
    Jane complained to me that she always got the short end of the stick when she was at work.
  • son of a gun/bitch)
    сукин сын (ужасный)
    "Son of a bitch," Jeremy swore under his breath.
  • seize upon (something)
    ухватиться за что-либо
    I suggested going on a picnic and my friend seized upon the idea.
  • short shrift
    грубое обращение
    The younger children received short shrift from their elder brother and they complained about it to their Mom.
  • sound as if
    это звучит так, как будто
    "It sounds as if you were going to quit your present job."
  • sweet on (someone)
    любить кого-либо
    Sally suspected that Willy was sweet on her sister.
  • snap
    лёгкое дело, лёгкая задача
    The job interview was a snap, and I am sure I will get the job of a computer programmer.
  • swear off (something)
    решить отказаться от чего-либо
    Leo swore off smoking when the doctor said it caused lung cancer.
  • supply and demand
    спрос и предложение
    The supply and demand for used cars is never very high.
  • so much the better
    тем лучше
    "So much the better. If extra money is given, we will be able to complete the construction of the bridge sooner."
  • swear (someone) in
    приводить кого-либо к присяге
    After the election the president will be sworn in.
  • spell (something) out
    объяснять что-либо очень ясно, простым языком
    Mrs. Grove spelled out the conditions for renting her cottage very clearly indeed.
  • shoo-in
    бесспорная кандидатура, "верняк"
    Mr. Parker is a shoo-in to win the election.
  • scatter (something) around
    разбросать повсюду
    The room was in a mess; my son scattered his books around it.
  • sweat (something) out
    ждать чего-либо с нетерпением
    He spent a few days sweating out whether or not he would get the visa.
  • security against (something)
    защита против чего-либо
    Her father's inheritance was Sue's security against poverty.
  • straighten (something) up
    привести что-либо в порядок
    For a few minutes Wanda pottered about the room, straightening things up.
  • stall off (someone or something)
    задержать кого-либо \ что-либо, отложить
    Our flight was stalled off, and we were hanging about the airport.
  • size up (someone or something)
    составлять мнение о ком-либо \ чём либо
    Jordan tried to size Rick up, but failed because the latter didn't fit into any type he knew.
  • straight out
    прямо, без обиняков
    I told Gina straight out that her essay was not very good.
  • skip out on (someone or something)
    улизнуть от кого-либо \ чего-либо, не пойти
    We decided to skip out on the field trip and go to a movie instead.
  • stick by/with (someone or something)
    поддерживать кого-либо \ что-либо
    "I'll always stick by you no matter how many problems you may have."
  • silly season
    сезон, когда нет серьёзных новостей, мёртвый сезон
    It was midsummer, the silly season, when there was nothing much happening that was newsworthy, which reduced the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories.
  • scare up (someone or something)
    отыскать кого-либо \ что-либо
    I wasn't able to scare up a clean towel to use in the bathroom.
  • stuck on (something)
    засесть в голове, заклиниться на чём-либо
    Lucy is stuck on the idea of adopting a little boy from the orphanage.
  • standing joke
    постоянная шутка
    One day Jim appeared at work in his pajamas, and it became a standing joke around our office.
  • shipping and handling
    перевозка и погрузочно-разгрузочные операции
    The cost of shipping and handling for some imported goods is very high.
  • so help me
    я клянусь, я обещаю
    "So help me, if you do not return my textbook, I'll never let you borrow anything from me."
  • skip it
    ладно, неважно
    "Skip it," Nora told me when I again forgot to bring her the book she had asked for.
  • scrape (something) up
    наскрести, накопить (по мелочам)
    Jimmy managed to scrape up a few dollars by searching all the pockets.