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Идиомы на букву S

• set out to (do something)
  намереваться (делать что-либо)

  I like skating and I set out to learn to skate well.
• strike the right note
  взять верный тон

  It's difficult to strike the right note when people just won't listen to you.
• save (something) for a rainy day
  сберечь что-либо на чёрный день

  However hard I try I am never able to save some money for a rainy day.
• say (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• stew in one's own juice
  страдать из-за своих проступков

  "You'll be stewing in your own juice if you get into trouble again."
• see which way the wind is blowing
  определить, что нужно сделать в первую очередь

  I made up my mind to see which way the wind is blowing before I started to write my essay.
• separate the sheep from the goats
  отделить более компетентных людей от менее компетентных, разделить на две группы

  I am not at all sure that joining the military is a good way to separate the men from the boys.
• sacred cow
  кто-либо \ что-либо никогда не подвергающееся критике, "священная корова"

  The ideas of my boss are a sacred cow that should never be criticized or laughed at.
• speak off the cuff
  выступать, говорить без подготовки

  Mr. Trent prefers to speak off the cuff at the meetings of any kind.
• scratch (someone's) back
  делать взаимные услуги, "рука руку моет"

  "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," were the relations between the employees in the company.
• show one's true colors
  предстать в своём настоящем виде

  The young woman showed her true colors; I had never seen a more outrageous person!
• sight for sore eyes
  приятное зрелище, желанный гость

  "You look gorgeous! You are a sight for sore eyes."
• straw that broke the camel's back
  переполнить чашу терпения

  Alan cheated on me again and it was the straw that broke the camel's back; I decided to break off with him.
• scrape the bottom of the barrel
  взять то, что осталось; наскрести

  All the best books have been chosen; I am scraping the bottom of the barrel, trying to make do with what has been left.
• school of hard knocks
  суровый жизненный опыт

  You learn about ordinary experiences of life in the school of hard knocks.
• split hairs
  вдаваться в чрезмерные тонкости, спорить о мелочах

  "Pray don't let us be splitting hairs or there will never be the end of our dispute."
• save face
  сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации

  We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
• strike gold
  найти золотую жилу, напасть на золотую жилу

  Jeremy seems to have struck gold with his new computer games product.
• strike (someone) as (something)
  действовать на кого-либо определённым образом, казаться кому-либо

  It strikes me as strange that Solomon has decided to take up mountaineering.
• stand one's ground
  стоять на своём, не отступать, не сдавать своих позиций

  "If you know you are right, stand your ground, don't yield."
• silver bullet
  что-то, решающее проблему очень быстро и легко

  There is no silver bullet to perfect pronunciation.
  Нет никакого чудодейственного средства для улучшения английского произношения.
• stand up to (someone)
  смело выступить против кого-либо

  I can't help admiring Ken; he stood up to his boss and told him everything in his face.
• spread like wildfire
  распространяться быстро и бесконтрольно, как огонь

  During the very first signs of the earthquake the panic spread like wildfire throughout the area.
• set one's teeth on edge
  действовать кому-либо на нервы, раздражать, выводить из себя

  "Please, stop that noise! It sets my teeth on edge."
• speak with a forked tongue
  лгать

  I suspect that Mark speaks with a forked tongue that's why everyone distrusts him.
• skate on thin ice
  рисковать, быть на грани опасности, "играть с огнём"

  Trent had been skating on thin ice all his life.
• stuffed shirt
  чопорный, надутый, неприветливый человек

  "What do you think of Henry? What's your opinion of him?" - "I think he is a stuffed shirt."
• sick and tired of (someone or something)
  смертельно надоесть, устать от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "I am sick and tired of your constant whining. You sound as though you were the unhappiest person on earth."
• six feet under
  быть мёртвым

  "Mandy couldn't have called you, silly; she is six feet under."
• save (someone's) bacon
  помочь, спасти от провала

  I don't understand much about computers; and I was grateful to Steve as he saved my bacon when he came to help me.
• straight from the shoulder
  (говорить) прямо, без обиняков

  I appreciate my friend's open and honest ways; he always speaks straight from the shoulder.
• squirrel away (some money)
  припрятать деньги, откладывать

  I sometimes have to squirrel some extra money away so that I can use it later.
• shake a leg
  идти быстро, "шевелить ногами"

  "Please shake a leg if you want to be in time for the lecture."
• stir up a hornet's nest
  нажить много врагов, вызвать нарекания, "потревожить осиное гнездо"

  Mr. Galvani's speech at the shareholders' meeting stirred up a hornet's nest.
• see (someone) home
  провожать кого-либо домой

  "It's time I were off. Can you see me home?"